By Ismaila Chafe
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received certificate of return as President-elect in an occasion he used to sue for peace as election is not war.
He said at the International Conference Centre where the certificate was presented to him that “election should not be seen as do or die.”
He said: “Election is not war, and should never be seen as a do or die affair. I pray that we all accept this democratic approach to elections, however contentious.
“Now that the elections are over, and a winner declared, we must all see it as a victory for Nigeria, our dear country.
“That was why I encouraged my teeming supporters, in a speech I read earlier today, not to gloat.
“Our God-given victory is enough cause for joy, without deriding those who were in the opposition. All Nigerians, going forward, must stand in brotherhood, for a bright and fulfilling future.
He assured the nation that he would…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
