The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) says President Muhammadu Buhari will not renege on his promise for a free, fair and credible elections to Nigerians in 2023.
The National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Gloria Akobundu, stated this at a media briefing to showcase achievements of the organisation for the year 2022, at the weekend in Abuja.
It therefore, called on Nigerians, especially political actors, to eschew violence during the 2023 general elections.
Akobundu said: “Buhari has promised free election; we should all support him. We have no other country but Nigeria. Do not allow personal interest or quest for whatever that won’t support the peace of this country come to play during the election. Therefore, we need to join hands together to campaign for violent-free elections.”
She added that the agency is also implementing a national action plan on violence-free election across the six political zones.
According to her, the organisation, as part of its mandate, has been supportive of the President’s vision of pulling 100 million poor Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. She, however, said limited resources, especially funding, has been a serious challenge, as more citizens continue to fall into poverty.
