Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the winner of the recently held presidential election in the nation, was congratulated on his victory by Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere.
Fasoranti urged Tinubu to avoid the errors of his forerunners by making sure that all ethnic groups were represented in his administration.He advised the President-elect to also demonstrate his accuracy while advising wronged parties to file a lawsuit for compensation and give Tinubu time to mend his ways. This was stated in a letter of congratulations the Afenifere leader wrote to Tinubu and provided to our correspondent on Saturday. According to the letter, Fasoranti praised Tinubu for his perseverance and resolve to win the election. "I did marvel at your perseverance, self-reliance, self-assurance, strong belief in yourself, and ability to overcome daunting and ever-increasing challenges," the letter said.
I was also in awe of God's grace, which bestowed upon you the fortitude of character and such an abundance of energy, enabling you to navigate through all the continually evolving complex issues and, in defiance of some people's wishes, successfully traverse all the states of the union during the exhausting, protracted presidential campaigns. I'm happy to hear that your well-earned victory was widely celebrated across the country.
Pa Fasoranti also urged anyone who may be offended to use legal channels to seek redress rather than taking action that could ignite a civil war in Nigeria or the rest of the world.
"We should all act in a peaceful, lawful, and legal manner to correct anything that may have, in their opinion, gone wrong, and let Tinubu and all parties involved get to work right away on the enormous Nigerian project of dealing with insecurity, resolving our economic crisis, restructuring the nation, and rebuilding a nation never so severely divided along ethnic, religious, and corrupt lines." "The chance is now yours. You have the chance to confirm my assertions now. I beseech God to be near you.
"When doing this, don't make the same mistakes some of your forefathers did. Be just to everyone involved. Continue to bring the nation together and to treat it as a single entity. Embrace federalism. In the spirit of federalism, which is practiced in the United States, allow the large ethnic groups to coexist and respect one another while also allowing the smaller ones to feel proud and wanted, he counseled. The elders would always be available for "consultations and any other assistance when the need arises," he assured.