Publisher congratulates Buhari, commends President Jonathan

Chief Edet Isong  [Okeosisi] has  joined the teaming Nigerians and world leaders to congratulate the President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari for his resounding victory in the just concluded Presidential election.

Chief Isong also praised the statesmanlike courage of President Goodluck Jonathan in accepting defeat and for promptly congratulating the winner without waiting for the tension, which built up in the country, to degenerate into a violent situation.

He said in an interview that the two leaders have conducted themselves maturely in a manner that would bring honour to Nigeria as a democratic nation.

Chief Isong appealed to the president-elect to be magnanimous in victory and to regard his success as a gain for democracy, advising also that Buhari should run an all-inclusive government that will focus on uniting the nation and advancing development.

“The president-elect should celebrate with humility and imbibe the spirit of forgiveness and accommodation bearing in mind that as president, he represents all segments of the Nigerian society irrespective of party, religious or ethnic affiliation,” he said.

Chief Isong, who is the founder of a group known as the Noble Leadership Initiative that participated in the election as observers, reminded our leaders that Nigeria requires peace now more than at any other period to enable the country push the agenda of development beyond its present levels.

He commended President Goodluck Jonathan for sacrificing personal ambition in the interest of peace and national unity assuring that posterity will immortalize the name of the president for demonstrating wisdom and sparing the lives of innocent Nigerians just by conceding defeat.