President-elect Bola Tinubu has said that he felt a fresh weight of responsibility after collecting the certificate of return, evidencing his victory in the February 25 presidential poll.
Tinubu, however, said he was ready to hit the ground running from his first day in office in order to deliver on his electioneering promises.
The President-elect spoke on Thursday in Abuja when he received members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), who were on a congratulatory visit to his residence in Abuja.
“It is going to be a fair government guided by the rule of law, justice, and fairness. It is going to be hard work from day, and we are going to join hands in building a government of the people and by the people,” he said.
Tinubu said he ran a tough campaign anchored on issues right from his bid for the APC ticket.
He stated: “We drew a strong commitment with Nigerians. From the primary, we were transparent. We were committed to our ideals. We promised Nigerians that if we win, we will work for all Nigerians.”
The president-elect also restated his commitment to unite the country, promising to be president for all.
Read him: “I am committed to uniting the country. Definitely, in any contest, particularly democratic contest, there must be losers and winners.”
Tinubu said he felt a fresh weight of responsibility after collecting his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, and promised to commit his victory to uniting Nigeria.
He thanked the party leadership for showing commitment and courage in leading the party to victory despite all the odds.
In his earlier remarks, the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu said that though transition elections were always tough for ruling parties, the victory of the APC was long foreseen.
He said the APC NWC came to identify with Asiwaju Tinubu and congratulate him on his victory.
During the visit Adamu directed other members of the NWC to offer special prayers of gratitude to God for the party’s success, which he described as hard fought.
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