
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Gen
Buhari on his victory today. In a message released this evening,
Chief Obasanjo asked the President-in-waiting to be
magnanimous in victory and also fight corruption when he
assumes office.
"With so much harm already done to many national
institutions including the military, which proudly nurtured
you and me, you will have a lot to do on institution
reform - education, healthcare, economy, security,
infrastructure, power, youth employment, agri-business,
oil and gas, external affairs, cohesiveness of our nation
and ridding our land of corruption.
Your varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand
you in good stead. is blessed with men and women of
goodwill, character and virtue across the board that you
can mobilise to join hands with you in the reform, repairs
and re-direction that will be imperative to put Nigeria
back on the fast lane of good governance, unity,
cohesiveness, development and progress. For me, the
totality of 2015 elections hold many lessons for our
democracy and democratisation process, which are both
maturing. On this occasion, the system has been
unnecessarily overheated before and particularly during
the campaigns when emphasis was more on trivialities
and hate, divisive, undignifying and disrespectful
statements and comments rather than on pressing
issues requiring attention. I know that in victory, you will
be magnanimous to start binding the wounds and
bitterness occasioned by the campaign and the evil
disciples " the statement read
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