Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday, said that the victory of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the just concluded Presidential election has affirmed the trust of Nigerians in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and its candidates.
The national chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and the Chief Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, had in the early hours of the day declared Tinubu winner of the poll having scored a total of 8,794,726 votes to beat 17 other candidates, including Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP with 6,984,520 votes, Peter Obi of Labour Party, LP (6,101,533 votes) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, who came fourth with 1,496,687 votes.
In a congratulatory message to Tinubu and the vice president-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima on their election victory, the Senate President also rejoiced with President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC, all senators-elect and members-elect of the House of Representatives over their triumph at the polls.
Lawan, who assured the President-elect of the full cooperation and support of the Ninth National Assembly in the transition process until the end of its tenure on June 11, 2023, also expressed confident that the 10th Assembly will avail his incoming administration similar cooperation and support to deliver on its mandate to the Nigerian people.
According to him, “the election was hard-fought on all sides so this victory is very sweet and will be savoured for a long time by our great party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, our supporters throughout Nigeria and lovers of democracy across the world.”
“This victory affirms the trust of the Nigerian people in our great party, the APC and its candidates. However, it is also a challenge to us to continue the progressive development of our dear nation, Nigeria, in line with the Agenda of our party.
“Nigerians have spoken unequivocally with their votes in their endorsement of that Agenda and the Renewed Hope Compact that you, our flag bearers, presented during the campaigns. Because of your Sterling track records in public service, we are confident that you will competently and faithfully deliver on that compact.
“The outcome of the election is a seal of approval by the Nigerian people of the performance of the government of the APC in the last eight years under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“I commend President Buhari for sustaining confidence in our party. We are also proud of him for his statesmanship in ensuring a level playing field for all the contestants and for fully respecting the independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,” he stated.
The Senate President, however, advised the National Assembly members-elect for the incoming 10th Assembly, to bear in mind that all eyes are now on them “because Nigerians are looking forward to what they have in store for the country.”
“The tasks of nation-building that lie ahead are enormous. But with determination and patriotic zeal, these tasks will be achieved,” he added.
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