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Tinubu is Nigeria’s next president, I wish him best of luck at poll — Buhari

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Ibrahim Ramalan
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Ibrahim Ramalan is a graduate of Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. With nearly a decade-long, active journalism practice, Mr Ramalan has been able to rise from a cub reporter to the exalted position of an editor; first as Arts Editor with the Blueprint Newspapers before resigning in 2019; second and presently as an Associate Editor of the Daily Nigerian online newspaper. He can be reached via ibroramalan@gmail.com, or www.facebook.com/ibrahim.ramalana, or @McRamalan on Twitter.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wished the  All Progressives Congress, APC, and its Presidential Candidate,  Bola Tinubu luck in Nigeria’s general elections billed for Saturday.

Mr Buhari made this remark at the grand finale of the APC Presidential Campaign held  at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in  Surulere,  Lagos.

“l hereby raise the hand of the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,  Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the  Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

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“Congratulations and l wish APC the very best of luck,” the President said.

In his remarks, Mr Tinubu thanked Buhari for his support and encouragement in his bid to become the next president of Nigeria.

The former two-term governor of Lagos state said that for anybody to succeed Buhari, he or she must work hard and follow the law.

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“You follow all the procedure during the party primaries, votes were cast, and l won.

“You did not ask them to reverse it based on my tribe or religion, not minding being from your village in Daura.

“Leadership is for growth, independence of mind and capacity to perform which you encouraged me to inculcate,” he said.

He,  therefore, gave his assurance to work hard if elected and promised to sustain democracy.

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The APC presidential candidate said: “I will  renew the hopes of the hopeless and all the goals and agenda set in our manifesto will be fulfilled.”

Mr Tinubu also urged the people to come out en masse to vote for him if they wanted him to become the next president of Nigeria as well as all other APC candidates.

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On his part, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the APC National Chairman described the grand finale of the party’s campaign as symbolic.

He said it was symbolic because the party “brought its presidential candidate to his state to cast his vote at his polling unit at the end of a tasking campaign.

“We have gone the length and breadth of the country and It is our hope that legacies built over the years by the administration will be built upon for the better of all.

“We pray that by Saturday, the dice is cast and we have the APC president sworn in come May 29,” Adamu said.

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Similarly,  Mr Sanwo-Olu  expressed appreciation to Nigerians, especially Lagos residents for believing in democracy.

He assured that Lagos would continue to be the centre of excellence, the aquatic splendour,

The governor also urged the people to come out en masse and vote for the APC presidential candidate and all APC candidates.

The rally brought together APC bigwigs including the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,  Speaker,  House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and other APC governors from Kogi, Gombe, Plateau, Ekiti, Niger, Ogun, Borno and former governors.

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