By Halimah Olamide

Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday advised members of the opposition to join President Bola Tinubu in saving the nation having lost all bids to upturn his victory at the poll.

Buhari, in a message made available to the media shortly after the supreme court concluded its judgment, said they have explored and exhausted all constitutionally allowed means to prove their cases.

Saying the decision of the court is a relief to him and to a majority of the citizens of Nigeria, the former President repeated what he said on the earlier 6 September verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court, which affirmed President Tinubu’s victory, that the welcome decision is “a reaffirmation of the will of the majority of the people against the determined will of a hard-fighting minority.”

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“Now that we have arrived at the last bus-stop, after a tortuous 8-months of expensive legal journey, the nation deserves a break. The opposition has fought a good fight. Having now exhausted their rights as constitutionally allowed, they should take the hand of fellowship extended by the Tinubu/Shettima
@OfficialAPCNg government.

Let them allow the Government to run their administration and the people to enjoy the full benefits of the promises the All Progressives Congress (APC) made.”

The former President expressed concern over low voting percentages all over the country, especially in urban areas, and said this should change, given the acceptance and vibrancy of democracy in Nigeria.

He wishes the President and his team a successful term in office.