Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), says the country can accomplish
excellent things with the return of President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari returned to the country on Saturday after a
103-day medical vacation in the UK.
He left the country on May 7.
In a statement, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu’s media aide,
quoted the former Lagos governor as saying Buhari’s
discipline, strength and dedication helped him battle
his medical challenges.
Tinubu said the country had grown to the point where
governance continued in a meaningful, seamless
manner while the president was away.
He said the country could overcome its “many
challenges” with Buhari at the helm of affairs.
“With President Buhari back and with the nation united
behind him, we can accomplish excellent things. May
we do our best to become our best,” the statement
read.
“President Buhari’s return home is our prayers
answered. President Buhari has always been a man of
moral fortitude, discipline, strength and dedication.
These attributes have helped him battle medical
challenges. These same attributes will lead him to
success in surmounting our national challenges.
“President Buhari has demonstrated time and again
his devotion to this nation and its great causes. His
love of country and the realization that he has a
mission to fulfil so that Nigeria may realize its better
self by providing security and prosperity to all
Nigerians has compelled him home.
“Just as we gathered to pray for his health and his
return, we must remain united in spirit to support
President Buhari as he pursues the progressive agenda
for which he was elected and that promises us all a
better day.
“Our nation is strong but must overcome many
challenges. We can do so with President Buhari at the
helm and with the rest of the nation in active support.
“Thus, the president’s return home is both real and
symbolic. We all must renew our faith in our collective
purpose and rededicate ourselves to a nation
indivisible and united in reconstructing our political
economy so that it provides a decent and good life to
all our people.
“It has been a heartening thing to see that our nation
has matured to the point where governance continued
in a meaningful, seamless manner during the
president’s absence. This again was a sign of the
harmony between President Buhari and Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo.
“On this day, it is even more heartening to think of the
things that can now be achieved with President Buhari
back to lead the nation.
“Today is a glad and happy one for those who wish
Nigeria well. While we celebrate the President’s return,
we also must quickly turn to the hard and heavy work
at hand.”
TheCable
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