Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has commended Nigerians for the orderly manner in
which they conducted themselves during the just-concluded national election and
its aftermath.
Ribadu who praised President Goodluck Jonathan for providing a
level playing field for free and fair election, also congratulated the
president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for what he described as a
hard-earned victory.
He stressed the need for fairness and justice to all as requisites
for achieving national unity and integration.
A statement issued in Yola by Ribadu’s media aide, Abdulaziz
Abdulaziz, quoted the Adamawa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in
the April 11 governorship election, as hailing the Nigerian electorate for
“mature and orderly manner during the polls and their reaction to the results”
saying that attitude “has shamed agents of doom”.
He said the peaceful conduct and sportsmanship exhibited at the
polls despite passion and high hopes from both sides were signs that “Nigeria’s
democracy has come of age.
“I am particularly happy that despite ominous predictions of
violence, the process has come and gone peacefully,”Ribadu noted, “Credit
should go to President Goodluck Jonathan who promptly conceded and called for
calm.”
According to him, “the two leading candidates demonstrated
exemplary restraint and maturity by staying resolute and focused and by their
refusal to be dragged into attacking each other throughout the campaign
period.”
Ribadu called on the electorates to reflect this conduct when they
return to the booth to elect governors and state assembly members on April 11.
“It is important to note that at the end of the day, our country,
our states and democracy should be made the ultimate winners”.
“As we approach the next round of election, we should remember
that the first winner should be our states and our people, thus the need to be
peaceful conduct,” statement further added.
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