The Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari on his victory today. In a message released this
evening, Chief Obasanjo asked the President-in-waiting to be
magnanimous in victory and also fight corruption when he
assumes office.
"With so much harm already done to many national
institutions including the military, which proudly
nurtured you and me, you will have a lot to do on
institution reform – education, healthcare, economy,
security, infrastructure, power, youth employment, agri-
business, oil and gas, external affairs, cohesiveness of
our nation and ridding our land of corruption. Your
varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand you
in good stead. is blessed with men and women of
goodwill, character and virtue across the board that
you can mobilise to join hands with you in the reform,
repairs and re-direction that will be imperative to put
Nigeria back on the fast lane of good governance,
unity, cohesiveness, development and progress. For
me, the totality of 2015 elections hold many lessons for
our democracy and democratisation process, which are
both maturing. On this occasion, the system has been
unnecessarily overheated before and particularly during
the campaigns when emphasis was more on trivialities
and hate, divisive, undignifying and disrespectful
statements and comments rather than on pressing
issues requiring attention. I know that in victory, you
will be magnanimous to start binding the wounds and
bitterness occasioned by the campaign and the evil
disciples ” the statement read