Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, said yesterday that with
the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General
Muhammadu Buhari, (retd) during the March 28 Presidential election, thee was
hope that the administration of the President- elect would take Nigeria to
greater heights.
Anenih in a two- page statement, titled, “Marching
on with Hope” in Abuja, urged those who might still be aggrieved by the outcome
of the March 28 Presidential Election to emulate the selflessness
and magnanimity of President Goodluck Jonathan who conceded victory.
Anenih, who congratulated Buhari on his victory,
hailed President Jonathan’s statesmanship in conceding defeat.
He also noted that with the action, the
President made an indelible mark on the sandsw of time, adding that
President Jonathan accepted the outcome of the polls to ensure that
Nigeria enjoyed peace, and march to greatness and prosperity.
He said: “A keenly contested Presidential Election, which many predicted would spell doom for Nigeria, has ended, gloriously, with everyone a winner.
“I congratulate the President-Elect, General
Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, on his victory. Nigerians are expecting
great things from him; it is my hope that he will take this great country to
greater heights in the journey towards our manifest destiny.
“I salute the statesmanship of President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, in conceding defeat, even before the official declaration
of results was done. By this noble act, President Jonathan has made an
indelible mark on the sands of time. History will be very kind to him.
“President Jonathan has worked, selflessly, to
deepen democracy in Nigeria. His consistent advocacy of the rights of the
people to freely choose their leaders had earlier yielded free, fair and
credible elections in some States of the Federation. Now, a peaceful transition
is expected to follow after the general elections.
“The 2015 Presidential Election, in which the
incumbent President lost to the opposition, has become a source of pride to
Nigeria. It has portrayed to the world that democracy in Nigeria
compares to the best anywhere.
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