' I don't want to depend on rumours', Buhari explains

Ahmad Aliyu 15:31 - 25 February 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari [@BashirAhmaad]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will not depend on rumours rather, he will wait for the formal declarations by the Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) on the outcome of Saturday's general election.

Speaking to journalist upon his arrival to Abuja from Katsina where he participated in the election.

He said, " I don’t want to depend on rumours, but we will rather wait for INEC to announce the results."

" Well, l hope that Nigerians will appreciate that it was this government which made sure that they were allowed in security and peace to cast their votes for whichever party and candidates they wanted," he added.

The announcement of election results for the presidential election is currently ongoing. You can follow the live coverage of the announcement of results here.