Tinubu: I’ll work hard from day one

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has promised to hit the ground running from his first day in office in order to deliver on his campaign promises.

Tinubu also reiterated his promise to run a fair and inclusive administration that would unite all Nigerians.

The President-elect said this when he received members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who were on a congratulatory visit to his residence in Abuja on Thursday.

“It is going to be a fair government guided by the rule of law, justice and fairness. It is going to be hard work from day and we are going to join hands in building a government of the people and by the people,” he said.

Speaking on the rigours of the campaign, Tinubu said he ran a tough campaign anchored on issues from his bid for the APC’s ticket.

“We drew a strong commitment with Nigerians. From the primary we were transparent. We were committed to our ideals. We promised Nigerians that if we win we will work for all Nigerians,” he stated.

The President-elect also restated his commitment to unite the country promising to be president for all Nigerians.

Tinubu said he felt a fresh weight of responsibility after collecting his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, promising to commit his victory to uniting Nigeria.

He thanked the PDP leaders for showing commitment and courage in leading the party to victory despite all the odds.

On his part, the APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, said though transition elections are always tough for ruling parties, the victory of the ruling party was long foreseen.

Adamu said the APC NWC came to identify with Tinubu and congratulate him on his victory.

The Star