By Henry Umoru

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his inauguration as President of Nigeria. In a statement yesterday by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party wished him good health, vigour and success in piloting the affairs of the country in the next four years.

*Olisa Metuh

Metuh said, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulates General Muhammadu Buhari as he takes office as President. The party wished the new President success in piloting the affairs of the country in the next four years.

“The PDP wishes General Buhari a successful tenure as President of our dear nation. Indeed, we appreciate the fact that his success would be to the benefit of Nigeria as a nation. It is against this backdrop that we wish him good health, vigour and wisdom to pilot the affairs of the nation in the next four years.

“We also join millions of Nigerians and the international community in commending and applauding immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan for a smooth transition as well as his democratic credentials and enduring legacies in ensuring the stability of the nation.”

The PDP noted that as a party, it has nurtured and sustained democracy in the last 16 years and would remain committed to the democratic ethos as well as the unity, stability and prosperity of Nigeria at all times.