Jonathan Has Nothing To Fear About- Says Buhari

The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), yesterday, said that he is committed to restore the dignity of all Nigerians irrespective of partisan considerations.

Buhari, who spoke in Abuja while receiving his Certificate of Return from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, pledged, as part of the contract, to frontally tackle societal malaise's that had hindered the country’s growth, among which he listed corruption, terrorism and degradation of values. He said;

‘’Despite their differences during the campaign period he bears no grudges against him.

He said: “Despite the rancor of the elections, I extend a hand of friendship and conciliation to President Jonathan and his team. I hereby wish to state that I harbor no ill will against anyone.

“Let me state clearly that President Jonathan has nothing to fear from me. Although we may not agree on the methods of governing the nation, he is a great Nigerian and still our president. He deserves our support and permanent respect by virtue of the office he has held. This is how an honorable nation treats its servants and conducts its affairs; and this is how Nigeria should be.I’ll work for those who voted for and against me’’.

He also went further to say;

 “I pledge myself and our in-coming administration to just and principled governance. There shall be no bias against or favoritism for any Nigerian based on ethnicity, religion, region, gender or social status.

“I pledge myself and the government to the rule of law, in which none shall be so above the law that they are not subject to its dictates, and none shall be so below it that they are not availed of its protection.

“You shall be able to go to bed knowing that you are safe and that your constitutional rights remain in safe hands. You shall be able to voice your opinion without fear of reprisal or victimization.

“My love and concern for this nation and what I desire for it extend to all, even to those who do not like us or our politics. You are all my people and I shall treat everyone of you as my own.

“I shall work for those who voted for me as well as those who voted against me and even for those who did not vote at all. We all live under one name as one nation: we are all Nigerians.”