With only 38 days left in office, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, in Abuja, asked Nigerians hurt by his policies for a pardon.
Buhari described himself as a lucky and fulfilled politician, having served as military governor of Borno State in 1976, Minister of Petroleum Resources in the same year and one-time Head of State (1983 – 1985).
He thanked citizens for tolerating his eight-year regime, which began when he was sworn in as President on May 29, 2015.
Speaking of his retirement plans, the president echoed his desire to wash his hands off party politics for a while and stay away from the FCT.
The president faulted the narrative that justice cannot be found in courts due to nepotism and ethnic sentiments, arguing that all Supreme Court justices in the election cases he took to the court in 2003, 2007 and 2011 were all Northern Muslims. Yet, he lost.
The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, FCT chapter, Timothy Amakon, thanked the President for transforming the nation and prayed that God strengthens him to continue serving as an elder statesman after office.
The Executive Director of the Al-Halbbiya Foundation, Adeyemi Faud, commended the cordial relationship shared by Christians and Muslims residing in the FCT.
On his part, the senator representing the FCT, Philip Aduda, thanked Buhari for engendering political tolerance.
The Sallah homage involving members of the FCT community was attended by the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, and Senate President Ahmed Lawan, among others.
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