The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has again promised the youths that he would work interminably to make Nigeria better.

Tinubu, who said he was aware that the youths did not vote for him in the just concluded presidential election, urged them to join hands with him to develop the country.

The two-term former governor of Lagos State said this while receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Wednesday.

He further urged the youths to work with him as Nigeria’s President, saying the country needs them.

Tinubu said: To you the people, especially the youths, I will work day and night. I will work to the utmost of my ability to make Nigeria better.

“For this to be a victory at all, it cannot simply be a victory for one man or even one party. It must become a victory for all Nigerians who are committed to a greater society.

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“I know many did not vote for me. And you are disappointed that your candidate is not where I now stand.

“I understand your hurt. To you, I extend the embrace and comfort of one family member to another.

“This great project called Nigeria beckons to us all. It is bigger and more important than any partisan divide.

“To my supporters, I ask you to continue to have faith in the mission that we have articulated.

“To those who didn’t support me, I ask that you not allow the disappointment of this moment to keep you from realizing the historic national progress we can make by joining hands and hearts in common endeavor to pull this nation through.

“In a phrase, I am asking you to work with me. As your president, I need you. More important, Nigeria needs you.

“My heart and my door are open to you. I ask you to come in so that we may begin the task of rebuilding our national home together, day by day, brick by brick.”

The former governor added: “Where there is poverty, let us create prosperity and jobs; where there is hunger, let us feed the people, chasing hunger from their midst; where there is now scarcity, let us rediscover abundance.

“Where there is brutality, may we replace it with brotherhood; where violence stalks the land, may we establish peace.

“Where others have erected temples to hatred and bias, may we construct permanent monuments to compassion and abiding affection.

“History will record this day as the moment when I officially stood before you as President-elect.

“However, I would like to dedicate this day and record it as the moment that we vowed to come together to make Nigeria stand and shine forth at the beloved and brave republic God intended it to be,” Tinubu stated.

The Star