He said those in government and other highly privileged citizens would not be allowed to humiliate the electorate.

President Buhari assured that his administration will guarantee a conducive atmosphere during the polls when members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), led by its chairman, Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu, visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Also yesterday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said concrete steps should be taken to tackle some national crises, particularly the worsening economic downturn and the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

President Buhari, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, assured Nigerians that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to protect their electoral rights through non-interference at polls, citing the outcomes of elections in Ekiti, Anambra and Osun states as indicators.