Bola Tinubu – I’ll Embrace Those Willing To Be My Friend

Bola Tinubu, President-elect on Sunday, amidst fierce rejection by his critics, said he would embrace those willing to be his friends as he sets forth to lead Nigeria for the next four years.

iexclusivenews reports that Bola Tinubu made the statement in an appreciation message posted on his verified Twitter account.

“To those who have extended the arm of friendship, I offer mine in return. This is a good time to believe in the Nigerian dream, a good time to believe in our renewed hope,” he said.

This online news outlet understands that amid controversial reports of rigging. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, declared Mr Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election. With a total of 8,794,726 votes ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP).

While the opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, have vowed to challenge the election results in court, Mr Tinubu has continued to make indirect offers to the aggrieved parties in the hope of reaching a political compromise.

However, iexclusivenews Nigeria reports that many have rejected his offers of peace and cooperation, describing them as an attempt to run a government on a stolen mandate and a rape of democracy.