Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect, has described the
certificate of return presented to him by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) as a “World Cup” trophy.
Tinubu spoke during a visit to the palace of Rilwan Akinolu,
oba of Lagos, on Sunday.
Last week, INEC announced Tinubu, candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election
conducted on February 25.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said Tinubu polled 8,794,726
votes. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had the second-highest
figure with 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) was next
with 6,101,533 votes.
Speaking at the palace, Tinubu promised not to disappoint
Nigerians.
“To all the monarchies seated, may God provide you with
strong health for you. God will not allow our country to perish. We will not be
used as a tool to disgrace you. I will not let you down,” he said.
“The journey that we embarked upon and we have returned home
with a certificate — it is like our own World Cup — and I thank you all for the
effort.”
On his part, oba of Lagos praised the president-elect as a
special breed “who is destined for leadership at the very top”.
Dignitaries present at the palace included Babajide
Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, Femi Pedro, former deputy governor of Lagos; Muiz
Banire, former commissioner for environment, and Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, APC Lagos women leader.
Others are Saheed Elegushi, oba of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom,
and Omogbolahan Lawal, oniru of Iruland.
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...And that trophy shall be taken away from you soon because you stole it from the rightful person against the will of the people. Nigerians didn't vote for you, you grab it, snatched it and run away with it. We shall catch up with you and retrieve our stolen mandate. Watch it.
ReplyDeleteYes your Excellency, you really played them Maradona, pele and Messi. May God see through in your first tenure jagaban
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