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Buhari assures Nigerians of credible elections

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, reiterated over the weekend that he is committed to free, fair and credible 2023 general elections.
He also urged citizens to exercise their civic rights and elect candidates of their choice without any undue influence.
The president made the remarks at the 42nd Convocation/Diamond Jubilee Ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello University(ABU) on Saturday, January 28th, in Zaria.
Buhari, who was invited to be a Visitor by the university, was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha.
He said: โThe general election is coming up in the next few weeks; I re-assure Nigerians and the international community on the commitments of the federal government to a free, fair and credible election.โ
He noted that the Federal Government had made adequate arrangements for a credible election, and Buhari urged Nigerians not to allow themselves to be used to cause trouble under any guise.
He said the law enforcement agencies were prepared to deal with those who caused trouble, stressing that: โNigeriaโs nascent democracy must be nurtured by all of us to make our country greatโ.
The president congratulated the graduands and distinguished Nigerians conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degrees.
Earlier, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kabiru Bala, said no fewer than 35,758 graduates of 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 sessions were awarded with first degrees, postgraduate diplomas and higher degrees at the Diamond Jubilee Convocation.
Bala said of the 35,758 graduands, 8,842 bagged higher degrees, with 869 Ph.D; 60 M.Phil; 6,179 Masters Degrees; and 1,734 Postgraduate Diplomas.
He added that 26,916 received bachelorโs Degrees out of which 273 had First Class, 5,647 Second Class Upper Division; 17,567 Second Class Lower Division, 2,899 Third Class Honours, 45 Pass degrees, and 485 unclassified degrees.
He said four outstanding personalities were conferred with the institutionโs Honorary Doctorate Degrees for their immeasurable contributions to humanity.
โThe Honorary Degree awardees include former military governor of old Kano State, Col. Sani Bello (Rtd), and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms Amina Mohammed.
โOthers are former Bursar of Ahmadu Bello University, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa-Jibo, and Katsina-based Philanthropist, Hajiya Fatima Kurfi,โ he said.
The vice-chancellor, however, said the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms Amina Mohammed, was unavoidably absent but would be conferred with the Honorary Degree at a later date.
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