Presidency

Buhari to Atiku, Obi: Join hands with Tinubu to build better Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and other aggrieved candidates challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election to accept the decision of the court and join hands with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to build a better Nigeria.

Buhari also stated that Nigerians must bring to bear the strength of individualism, the power of unity, and the convictions of beliefs to make Nigeria work better.

The President said Nigeria must also as a nation improve and sustain gains so far made in the electoral process, on an incremental basis for Nigeria to take its rightful place among nations.

He stated this in his farewell speech on Sunday, May 28.

President Buhari said: “Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government to another in our steady march to improve and sustain Nigeria’s democracy.

“This year we witnessed the most keenly contested Presidential Elections since the first Republic and this demonstrates that our democracy is getting better and more entrenched with each election.

“We must as a nation improve and sustain gains we make in the electoral process, on an incremental basis for Nigeria to take its rightful place among nations.

“Our democracy provides for, allows, and encourages seeking redress for perceived injustices, enabling some candidates and political parties that did not agree with the results to go to court.

“Irrespective of the outcome of the various cases, I urge all parties involved to accept the decision of our courts and join hands to build a better Nigeria.

“I salute the doggedness and resilience of all the presidential candidates and their political parties for believing in our judicial system by taking their grievances with the election results to court.

“In the course of the campaigns, we had argued and disagreed on how to make Nigeria better but we never disagreed or had any doubts that Nigeria has to be better.

“As your President, I call on all of us to bring to bear the strength of our individualism, the power of our unity, the convictions of our beliefs to make Nigeria work better and together with one spirit and one purpose,” Buhari stated.

The Star