Nigeria: 2019 - Buhari Warns Against Electoral Violence, Says Jonathan Has Set the Tone

18 January 2018

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has formally reacted to the release of the 2019 election timetable and schedule of activities by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, warning actors in the political space against a resort to violence in an attempt to sway electoral support, or in the event that they are rejected at the polls.

This was as he said his election as president in 2015 was a reflection of the will of Nigerians.

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