President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigerians decided to vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections because of the high level of development brought about by the present administration.
Speaking yesterday, while receiving in audience the president-elect and other leaders of the ruling party at his Daura country home, in Katsina State, the president, according to a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, said he was pleased that the people chose the APC and its candidates. By this, Buhari said, the people affirmed their desire that the momentum of development under the current administration continues.
Buhari commended APC supporters and the Presidential Campaign Council for the “historic win,” which he said would never have been possible without discipline, commitment and hard work.
There were jubilant scenes at Buhari’s home yesterday evening, when the president-elect and the vice president-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, made a triumphal entry into the private residence in Daura, with each of them brandishing their certificates o return.
The certificates issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).were symptomatic of their victory in the presidential election.
Apparently overcome by emotion, following the phenomenal election result, Buhari kept repeating, “My Good Lord, My Good Lord, Fantastic.”
He said, “We are very lucky,” as he warmly clasped the hand of the president-elect, adding, “there were no problems. No blood shed, no accidents. We have God Almighty to thank for this.”
Speaking with newsmen after the visit, Tinubu said the purpose of his visit to the president was to appreciate him and present him with the Certificate of Return from INEC.
Tinubu said, “I came to present the certificate of return to him (Buhari) as the party leader and commend his efforts in supporting democracy in Africa. This is the largest democracy in Africa and he couldn’t have done any better, we are lucky there is no incident, there is no accident, and no matter how provocative a defeat is, we still have to tolerate it because we are democrats and we are trying to build a nation.”
