President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission and the police not to allow rigging of any election, but ensure free, fair and credible electoral process.

 

He said those declared as winners must be the candidates that the people have chosen.

 

The President gave this charge yesterday when he received the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu and the IG of Police, Mohammed Adamu at the State House in Abuja.

 

President Buhari renewed his determination to give Nigeria an electoral system that meets best practices anywhere in the world.

 

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu was in the Villa to brief the President ahead of the conduct of 28 outstanding elections spread across 11 states of the Federation.

 

He spoke to newsmen after meeting with President Buhari.

On his part, the IG of Police, Mohammed Adamu told reporters that the police were poised to stop ballot box-snatching and other electoral malpractices during the exercise.