The president while hosting state governors who are members of his political party, APC in Abuja on Tuesday had made it categorically clear that he would respect the wish and will of the Nigerian people by not trying to influence the outcome of the elections even though his party would be presenting a candidate in Alhaji Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The president said he was encouraged by recent governorship elections done in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun states, saying it had further boosted the people’s confidence in the electoral process.
His position on the elections has since elicited a some of comments from Nigerians including Professor Imumolen who is the youngest candidate in the 2023 presidential race.
Professor Imumolen in his response said the stance of the president on neutrality represents perhaps the biggest victory witnessed in the electoral process in over two decades of the country’s return to democratic rule.