NIGERIA ELECTION: I'M HAPPY TINUBU IS PRESIDENT ELECT - IBB
I'm glad tinubu was elected president during my lifetime because he is the right candidate
Former head of state Ibrahim Babangida expressed his happiness that Bola Tinubu was elected president during his lifetime.
He claimed that the president-elect have the skills necessary to advance the nation.
"It is a thing of joy that this is happening in my lifetime. I can confidently say that Tinubu is a good man for the job," he added.
"I have no doubt that Tinubu would perform as the President of Nigeria. For some of us who have been there before, know that there is still more work to be done and believe that Tinubu has what it takes to take Nigeria to the next level.
"We have much potential as a nation. What we need is a good direction so that we can continue to be seen as the giant of Africa. Indeed our best is yet to come but we can get to where we ought to be with determination and commitment.
"This is a bright moment for Nigeria. We have to take our destiny into our hands and make things work for us as a nation. We cannot continue to do things the same way and believe that God will make things work for this country again because a new dawn has come for Nigeria."
Tinubu was named the victor of the election that took place on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, reported that Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes.
With 6,984,520 votes, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came in second, followed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with 6,101,533 votes.
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