What Buhari told Biden, international community about 2023 presidency

<p><strong>President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">2023 general elections<&sol;a>&comma; and peaceful transfer of power&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In his remark at a Virtual Summit for Democracy organized by President Joe Biden of the United States&comma; President Buhari said necessary mechanisms would be strengthened to ensure that Nigeria witnessed another peaceful transfer of power&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As we countdown to our next general elections in 2023&comma; we remain committed to putting in place and strengthening all necessary mechanisms to ensure that Nigeria will not only record another peaceful transfer of power to an elected democratic government&comma; but will also ensure that the elections are conducted in a free&comma; fair and transparent manner&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Your Excellencies&comma; Nigeria will continue to actively support the democratization processes in our region West Africa and the African continent at large&period; But regrettably&comma; our democratic gains of the past decades are under threats of unconstitutional takeover of power&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This unwholesome trend&comma; sometimes in reaction to unilateral amendments of constitutions by some leaders&comma; must not be tolerated by the international community&period; Nigeria fully supports the efforts by ECOWAS to address this growing challenge and appreciates the support of both the African Union and the United Nations&comma;’’<&sol;strong><&sol;em> he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The President said Nigeria continues to face security challenges which pose a threat to democracy&comma; calling <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;on global partners to support our efforts in tackling insurgency and terrorism&period;’’<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;kidnappers-kill-imo-traditional-ruler-body-dumped-in-market-square&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;339966&semi;">Gunmen Kill Imo Traditional Ruler&comma; Body Dumped In Market Square<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am proud to state that Nigeria has had over two decades of uninterrupted democratic governance and has unequivocally remained committed to upholding the core values and principles of democracy&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Since assuming office in 2015&comma; we have been able to introduce mechanisms to ensure free&comma; fair and credible elections&period; We have strengthened our key anti-corruption agencies in collaboration with international partners and have undertaken several anti-corruption measures and initiatives&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;