- PMB
…Says: “Please find a place in your hearts to forgive
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President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to those who may have been offended by actions of his administration, urging them to forgive from the bottom of their heart.
Buhari tendered the open apology while hosting the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja community to his ninth and last Sallah celebration at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking at the celebration attended by key figures in the administration from the Abuja community, led by the Minister of the FCT, Muhammed Bello, the President also thanked Nigerians for tolerating his eight-year administration.
“Thank you for tolerating me, I consider myself lucky to have been a Governor, Minister and Head of State and now President for two terms,” Buhari said, adding that he cannot wait to go home after eight years of ruling the nation.
“I can’t wait to go home, I deliberately arranged to be as far away as possible from you people. I have got what I have asked and will quietly retire to my home town in Daura,” asking them to find a place in their hearts to forgive him in whichever area his administration may have offended them.
President Buhari added: “I am counting the days. Democracy is a good thing, otherwise how can somebody from the other side be a president for two terms? My home town to Niger Republic is just 8 kilometers.
“Once again, may I re-emphasise that I honestly consider myself very lucky, I was made a Governor, Minister of Petroleum, Head of State in uniform, then after three attempts, God, through technology and PVC, I became President. I tried in 2007, 2011 and 2015 and ended up at Supreme Court three times.”
The president took a swipe at those who said they cannot get justice at the court, recalling that all Supreme Court Justices in all the election cases he took to court were all from the north and Muslims and yet, he lost. He said thanks to technology and the permanent voters card (PVC), he was able to make it in 2015 to Aso Rock.
–At the Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, April 21, L-R: Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, PMB and Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, Minister of Transportation ********************
The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF) Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Senator Philip Aduda, Hon Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, CAN Chairman in FCT, Rev. Timothy Amakum, among others, were also at the Sallah homage.(agency) /SHARE THIS
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