El-Rufai Speaks As Tinubu Emerges President-elect

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to provide purposeful governance that delivers progressive outcomes for all Nigerians.

El-Rufai, in a congratulatory statement signed by him on Wednesday, said the emergence of Tinubu as the President-elect shows that the will of the Nigerian people has prevailed.

The governor said Tinubu’s victory is a much-deserved triumph for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and all democrats across the world.

He, therefore, expressed confidence that Tinubu would lead Nigeria forward with renewed hope and bring Nigerians together in common endeavours for progress, peace, and prosperity

El-Rufai said: “APC has a duty to repay this faith by providing purposeful governance that delivers progressive outcomes for all Nigerians.

’I have no doubt that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu grasps the import of this victory and will lead Nigeria’s forward march with renewed hope. He knows he has our staunch support in bringing Nigerians together and uniting the country in common endeavours for progress, peace, and prosperity.’’

Naija News recalls that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, declared Tinubu as the president-elect.

In the early hours of Wednesday, the INEC chairman announced that Tinubu won last Saturday’s presidential election after he secured a total of 8,794,726 votes.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had the second-highest figure with 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) came third with 6,101,533 votes