By Halimah Olamide
Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has said that incoming successor Bola Tinubu is the best Nigerians have chosen.
Speaking of his successor Tinubu whom he called “my brother” in his nationwide speech on Sunday, Buhari said Nigerians have decided who their next president will be.
“To my brother, friend and fellow worker in the political terrain for the past ten years – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu -, I congratulate you on the realisation of your dream, which was propelled by a burning passion to put Nigeria amongst the leading nations of the world,” he said
Speaking further, he said “You have indeed worked for this day and God has crowned your efforts. I have no doubt that your passion for excellence, reliance on competence, fairness in relationships, commitment to equity, loyalty to the country and desire for Nigeria to be globally relevant would come through for you, under God’s guidance, as you lead our country to levels higher that I am leaving.
“You are the best candidate among all the contestants and Nigerians have chosen well.” He said
Recall that Tinubu won the election of February 25 defeating his major challengers like that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, his Labour Party’s counterpart Peter Obi and others.
He added, “The last eight years have been an exciting experience in my desire and commitment to see a Nigeria in which public goods and services are available, and accessible within a united, peaceful and secure nation.”