Tribunal judgment, victory for Nigerians, says Buhari; Presides over maiden Federal Executive Council meeting of 2nd term in Office  

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the February 23, 2019 poll, is victory for Nigerians who trooped out to overwhelmingly elect him for a second term in office.

A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) quotes the President as saying: “Good conscience fears no evil report. I was unperturbed all along, because I knew Nigerians freely gave us the mandate. We are now vindicated.”

He dedicated the victory to God, and to Nigerians, while also commending the judiciary for “dispensing justice without fear or favour.”

President Buhari, who, Wednesday, September 11, 2019, also presided over the maiden Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of his second term in office, extended a hand of fellowship to those who had felt aggrieved at the outcome of the election, and went to court, noting that it was within their democratic rights to do so.

He noted, however, that with the pronouncement of the judiciary, “it is time for the country to move forward as one cohesive body, putting behind us all bickering and potential distractions over an election in which Nigerians spoke clearly and resoundingly.”