The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to unite the country through a government of national unity and fast-track a process of national reconciliation.
The National Chairman of the SDP, Shehu Gabam, made this known during a press briefing held on Thursday at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. He congratulated Tinubu on his victory in the keenly contested presidential election and also praised the SDP’s presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, for his impressive outing in the election.
In his statement, Gabam said, “We call on the President-elect to take deliberate practical steps in uniting the country, to bring the country together through a government of national unity; to fix our obvious national cracks, address the failings, heal the land and fast-track the process of national reconciliation.”
The SDP also stated that, despite the challenges that were associated with the election and the concerns expressed by aggrieved stakeholders, the party stood by the outcome of the electoral process.
While commending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under the leadership of Mahmood Yakubu, for pulling through in the face of all odds, the party saluted the good show of the runners-up and all the presidential candidates in the election for putting themselves forward to serve the country, and for making the contest very competitive.
The SDP congratulated all Nigerians for the peaceful and successful presidential and national assembly elections that took place on Saturday, February 25, 2023, and expressed optimism that Tinubu’s government would bring the much-needed change that the country requires.
