Prior to the inauguration of a new administration, President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, made some observations about the results of the general elections in 2023.
The Presidential aide stated that the 2023 general election is over, so Nigerians should put their differences aside and decide how to move forward with nation-building on Thursday, May 4, during his presentation at the 35th convocation lecture of the University of Calabar on the topic “The Leadership and Followership Question in Nigeria: Imperatives of an Ethical Re-Orientation”.
Gambari stated that since Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the declared victor of the elections held on February 25, it was time for Nigerians to work with him to create a better nation.
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Speaking on the occasion, Gambari noted that the country was undergoing a change that will climax on May 29 with the installation of new government.
In order to continue the process of advancing the country with renewed vigor and a common commitment, the senior presidential adviser said it was time for Nigerians to jointly reflect.
Gambari said: “Our journey of nationhood and statehood began in earnest at independence in 1960 amidst high hopes that, as the biggest concentration of people of African descent, we had a manifest destiny to lead Global Africa on its journey of rebirth and transformation.
“Our hopes were bolstered by several other factors that were at play. These included the rich resource endowments with which we were and are still blessed and the giants of political leaders who worked to usher the country to independence.
“These political leaders were remarkable as much for their vision and commitment to national development and progress as for the integrity and sense of responsibility with which they conducted public affairs.
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“The high hopes of that led to independence and early post-colonial years gradually began to wane amidst rising acrimony, dissension and discord among the leaders of the First Republic,” Daily Trust quoted the presidential aide saying.
Gambari observed that at one point, the nation was caught in a cycle of inter-religious suspicions, ethnic-regional recriminations, and overall instability.
“I have never by any stretch of the imagination subscribed to the pessimistic school of commentators who exaggerate the problems of our country and downplay its successes as a vocation,” he added.
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