The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, who will be sworn in today as Nigeria’s elected president yesterday said the phone call put across to him by outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan even before the final result of the 2015 presidential results were announced changed the course of Nigeria’s political history.
Buhari who spoke while receiving the hand over notes of President Goodluck Jonathan said “Until I read and digest this notes from the president, I don’t think I will be in a position to make any strong contribution.
“But what I will say is that the telephone call you made (to me) changed the course of Nigeria’s political history. For that, you have earned yourself a place in our history, for stabilising this system of multi party democracy system and you have earned the respect of not only Nigerians but world leaders.
“All the leaders that spoke to me and congratulated us for arriving at the point we arrived, mentioned this and I could understand, a lot of relief in their voices that Nigeria has made it after all and this is largely owed to a situation you made possible.
“If you (Jonathan) had attempted to make things difficult, you could have made things difficult and that would have been at the expense of lives of poor Nigerians, but you chose the part of honour and may God help all of us. Thank you very much your excellency.”