Former
President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Gen Buhari on his victory
today. In a message released this evening, Chief Obasanjo asked the
President-in-waiting to be magnanimous in victory and also fight
corruption when he assumes office.
"With
so much harm already done to many national institutions including the
military, which proudly nurtured you and me, you will have a lot to do
on institution reform – education, healthcare, economy, security,
infrastructure, power, youth employment, agri-business, oil and gas,
external affairs, cohesiveness of our nation and ridding our land of
corruption.
Your varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand
you in good stead. is blessed with men and women of goodwill, character
and virtue across the board that you can mobilise to join hands with you
in the reform, repairs and re-direction that will be imperative to put
Nigeria back on the fast lane of good governance, unity, cohesiveness,
development and progress. For me, the totality of 2015 elections hold
many lessons for our democracy and democratisation
process, which are
both maturing. On this occasion, the system has been unnecessarily
overheated before and particularly during the campaigns when emphasis
was more on trivialities and hate, divisive, undignifying and
disrespectful statements and comments rather than on pressing issues
requiring attention. I know that in victory, you will be magnanimous to
start binding the wounds and bitterness occasioned by the campaign and
the evil disciples ” the statement read
