Gen. Marwa, Gov. Buni, Senate President Lawan congratulate, Tinubu as President-elect
Congratulatory messages have trailed the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2023 presidential elections. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State and Senate President Ahmed Lawan have wished the president-elect a smooth tenure in office.
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In separate messages, the leaders commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election process and said Tinubu’s victory was well deserved.
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“Lagos, as a microcosm of Nigeria, is a testament to your capability to transform even the most challenging of situations. Your pragmatism since the days of your governorship in Lagos will now be called to greater challenges that Nigeria portrays.
Similarly, Governor Buni, in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Wednesday, described Tinubu and Shetima as the best team to run the country at this material time.
“The people of Nigeria have spoken with great hope for a better Nigeria through the Tinubu/Shettima Presidency, Tinubu is a true Nigerian, who in his private and public life accommodates Nigerians from various ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.
“His experience in transforming Lagos State would no doubt be used for the transformation of a larger Nigeria,” he said.
On his part, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by his Special Adviser (Media), Mr Ola Awoniyi, said that the victory affirmed the trust of the Nigerian people in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates.
He said, “I congratulate the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima, on their resounding victory in Saturday’s Presidential Election.
“The election was hard-fought on all sides. So this victory is very sweet and will be savoured for a long time by our great party, the APC and our supporters throughout Nigeria and across the world.
“This victory affirms the trust of the Nigerian people in our great party, the APC and its candidates.
