President Muhammadu Buhari has
stated emphatically that he won the 2015 Nigeria Presidential election by the
grace of God and not by power or money, he added that, the polls has clearly
shown that it is God that chooses leads a nation and not man.
The president said this when he paid
homage to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, after attending the
Juma’at prayer at the Lowcost Mosque, in Daura, Katsina state.
“It is not by power, it is not by wealth but by the Grace of
God that I won the election,”
the president said.
the president said.
The President, who delivered his
speech in Hausa, urged those who were aggrieved after the 2015 elections to
seek redress through democratic means and institutions. He also urged Nigerians
to be patient and accept democracy not as a system of government but as a
lifestyle in order to ensure development of the country.
The President said that in 2002 when
he joined politics, many people did not give him a chance because they knew his
antecedents as a military officer. But he decided to contest elections because
of his commitment to serve the people and not to be served or to amass wealth.
He added that he had served the
nation in different capacities in the past and had not had so much money in the
banks either locally or abroad or anywhere in the world. He said all he had
over time “is integrity and commitment to serve the people” and said that he
would fulfill his promises to the people.
Meanwhile President Buhari had
earlier attended the Juma’at prayer with his kinsmen at the Lowcost Mosque in
Daura where the Chief Imam, Alhaji Musa Mansir, prayed for peace and
development in the country.
Many residents of Daura thronged
both the mosque and the Emir’s palace to have a glimpse of the President.
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