Bola Tinubu has received congratulations from former head of the Nigerian military, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (ret. ), for being elected to lead the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In a press release from his media office, IBB, as he is more commonly known, praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for overseeing an election that he predicted would usher in a new Nigeria.
Babangida also thanked Nigerians for turning out in large numbers to exercise their right to vote and picking Tinubu as the country’s new leader.
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That this is taking place during my lifetime is a joyful thing. Tinubu is a capable candidate for the position, I can state with certainty. I’m confident Tinubu would do a good job as Nigeria’s president, the speaker remarked.
“For some of us who have been there before, I know there is still more work to be done, and I think Tinubu has what it takes to take Nigeria to the next level.
“As a country, we have a lot of potential. However, in order to maintain our status as Africa’s giant, we need to choose a wise course of action. Although we still have a ways to go, with perseverance and devotion, we can achieve our goals.
In addition, Babangida stated that Tinubu comes from a background as a performer who genuinely loves his people and understands how to fit a round peg into a round hole.
He appealed to other candidates to see the election of the former governor of Lagos as God’s will, noting that nation-building needed all hands on deck. Tinubu also urged Nigerians to join him in the process of fixing the country.
“Nigeria is in a good place right now; we must seize this opportunity to shape our own destiny. We cannot proceed in the same manner, and I am confident that God will restore things so that they benefit this nation once more, he continued.
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