Why Opposition lost 2023 Polls- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed defeat of opposition Parties in the 2023 general elections overconfidence and complacency.

Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the president stated this at his residence in the State House when he received members of the Progressive Governors Forum, led by their Chairman, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Thursday.

The president, therefore, identified over confidence on the part of the opposition as main reason why they lost the presidential election.

He said: “They were already telling their foreign backers that they would defeat the APC. Our Party blended confidence with caution, we worked hard and won.

”Now, their over confidence is creating more problems for the opposition than anyone else.

”They are finding it hard to convince those who supported them from outside why they are unable to beat us.

“A combination of over confidence, complacency and bad tactical moves made them lose, plain and clear. This has created more problems in their camp. Why did they fail to remove us?”, the president reportedly quizzed.