Make him your role model!

FOR saying that he will not forgive
killers, arsonists, National leadership of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday
urged the President- elect, General
Muhammadu Buhari, retd to see himself as a
father of the nation who should live like late
South Africa President, Nelson Mandela.



Speaking with Journalists yesterday in
Abuja, PDP deputy National Chairman,
Prince Uche Secondus who was apparently
responding to General Buhari’s comment
when when some stakeholders and
traditional rulers from Rivers state visited
him Wednesday, said that as the President-
elect, he should comment as a father on
issues that may be brought before him, rather
than take sides especially on issues awaiting
adjudication and before a panel of inquiry or
the judiciary.
According to PDP, Buhari should endeavour
to deal with such issues with passion of a
father to all irrespective of party affiliation,
adding that such utterances do not portray
him as an elder statesman.
Secondus said, ” the utterances of the
President -elect when he received a
delegation of some traditional rules from
Rivers state do not portray him as a
statesman. He is the president-elect and
indeed the father of all. He should exercise
caution and restraints in some issues,
especially when such issues are still in
court.
“The election tribunals in the country and
even in Rivers state have just commenced
sitting and unguarded statements could be
seen as prejudicial and give negative
signals.
“The president-elect should emulate the late
President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela
who assumed office as president of South
Africa at such a critical time in the history of
South Africa.”
The PDP Deputy National Chairman who
noted that it was unfair for Buhari to make
such claims and statements when the issues
involved, including the integrity of the
governorship election in the state was
subject of election tribunal, said, “He is the
president -elect and soon to be sworn in as
the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria and not the president of the APC.”
President- Elect, General Muhammadu
Buhari had said on Wednesday that he will
not forget or forgive perpetrators of violence
before, during and after the recent
governorship elections in Rivers State.
Buhari spoke when the state chapter of All
Progressives Congress, APC, paid him a
congratulatory visit in Abuja, adding that he
owed the people a duty to ensure justice in
the land, also assured that every Nigerian
deserved respect and dignity.
He had said: “We will confront them with
facts and figures. We will not forgive and we
will not forget those who perpetrated killings
and arson in Rivers State during the
elections. At least this is the much we owe
Nigerians.