2023 election: Buhari thanks Nigerians for voting him twice and Tinubu as president-elect

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday thanked Nigerians for voting him in twice as president and likewise voting for Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president-elect within the simply concluded February 25, presidential election.

This was made recognized on Sunday in a particular video message by President Buhari the place he mentioned that Tinubu believes in Nigeria and is dedicated to the progress of the nation.

The president additionally in his speech mentioned that he believes that Tinubu will maintain the legacies of his administration and construct on them in the direction of attaining a better Nigeria.

What the President is saying

• President Buhari’s speech reads, “Thanks for electing me on two events to be your president and thanks additionally for responding positively to my name by voting for our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
• “By the grace of God, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Ahmed is now the president-elect of the nation and as I’ve talked about earlier than, he actually believes in Nigeria and is genuinely dedicated to the progress and sustainable way forward for the nation.
• “I consider that Bola Tinubu will maintain our legacies and construct on them in the direction of attaining a better Nigeria.”

For catch up

• Recall that on March 1, 2023, INEC declared the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, because the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
• The Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in his pronouncement mentioned that the previous Lagos state governor polled complete votes of  8,794,726 to defeat his closest rival and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who scored  6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of Labour social gathering who polled 6,101,533 votes.
• The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Get together (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso got here a distant fourth with complete votes of 1,496,687 votes.
• Nevertheless, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, in separate press conferences rejected the outcomes of the election and the collation course of, saying that they gained the election. They’ve each headed to the courtroom to hunt redress.
• President Buhari had earlier than the election referred to as on Nigerians to vote for Bola Tinubu, the usual bearer of the APC as Nigeria’s subsequent president in Saturday’s polls.
• Buhari, in a particular video message, described Tinubu as “dependable”, including that the candidate of his social gathering is a real believer in Nigeria.

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