Tribunal ruling victory for Nigerians – Buhari Says ‘I’m unperturbed’

President Muhammadu Buhari has said 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.

This is even as he declared that he was unperturbed because he
knew Nigerians freely gave him the mandate

In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina, Buhari said: “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 also 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.

The president 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.”