President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all the state governors on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) to work harder in the next four years to deliver “good governance” to the people.
Buhari made the call while congratulating the governors who defended their post-election petitions up to the Supreme Court and won. He noted that the victories came after what he described as “your patient legal battles to defend your mandates.”
A State House statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, quoted the president as saying, “I am pleased and proud that you have successfully concluded your legal battles, and now is the time to concentrate fully on fulfilling your campaign promises after the distractions caused by the litigation.
“One of the great things about democracy is that it gives us avenues for redress through the courts…I am pleased that you used this opportunity to defend your mandates.”
However, the president asked the governors to put the judicial battles and the outcomes behind them by settling down fully to work for the people.
According to him, “With the legal battle now over, it is my hope that you won’t rest on your oars. You should work ever harder to deliver good governance in the next remaining four years of your tenure. I wish you God’s guidance, more wisdom and good health in the performance of your exalted responsibilities.”
As for those who challenged them in the courts, the president advised the governors not to make them their enemies. He urged them not “to see their challengers as enemies because they were exercising their democratic rights by going to the courts to seek redress.” Buhari added that the governors should be aware of challenges still awaiting them ahead.
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