The outgoing Nigerian President,Muhammadu Buhari has described the 2023 general election as “one of the proudest achievements” of his eight years regime.

Speaking ahead of Seidel fitri on Thursday, the president asserted that the electoral reforms occasioned by the signing of the Electoral Act (2022) created a level playing field for all contestants regardless of party affiliation.

Consequently, Buhari urged Muslims to embody tolerance going forward as one of the lessons learned from the Ramadan fast.

“The 2023 general election will go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of my administration in addition to our neutrality in the conduct of the elections,” he said in the statement titled Sallah Message.

The President also explained that “the outcomes of the elections were in line with my pledge to leave a legacy of free and fair elections.”

“I’m proud that I have created a level playing field for all contestants regardless of party affiliation in order to produce a fair outcome for all.

“Free and fair elections are the only principles that give credibility to our democracy, because the subversion of the will of the people undermines democracy itself.

“The elections were so transparent that even members of my own party were routed and unseated. At no point did I interfere with the process in order to give unfair advantage to anyone,” he added.