With a view to ensuring that the perpetrators are speedily brought to justice, this he said would be done, irrespective of their political affiliation.
Mr. Femi Adesina, Adviser on Media & Publicity in a statement, quoted the President as making the promise while addressing state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, who visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari promised that his administration would continuously strengthen Nigeria's criminal justice system to curb the reign of injustice, impunity in the country. And he also told the APC chiefs that he remains committed to providing a level playing field for all Nigerians to get on with their daily lives or participate in electing their leaders without fear of intimidation.
If our democratic system is to survive, at every point the law must be supreme and everyone must respect the law, the President said.
Justice will ultimately prevail, injustice cannot survive for long. We will make sure that those saddled with the responsibility of ensuring justice and equity do not rest on their oars.
We should endeavor and ensure that the law remains supreme at all times because that's the only way we can sustain our democracy.
People will have confidence that they can vote for who they want to vote for, without intimidation or threats, if the law is upheld.
To exercise their rights freely, people must have protection, if not we could be heading for anarchy.
We won't allow impunity to continue to prevail in certain states. The people and the judiciary must ensure that justice is done in the country.
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