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President Muhammadu Buhari sought forgiveness from Nigerians on Friday, saying he was bound to commit errors as a human being.
The president said this in Abuja when Muhammad Musa Bello, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, paid him a Sallah homage, adding that Daura, his hometown, would be his retirement home so he could be as far away from Abuja as possible.
Buhari said he contested in three presidential elections without success prior to his eventual victory in 2015, when he unseated the then President Goodluck Jonathan.
He also highlighted his success in restoring relative peace to Abuja, which had been infiltrated by insurgents before his assumption of office, according to a message released by Garba Shehu, his senior special assistant on media and publicity.
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WE’RE ALL HUMAN, PARDON ME WHERE I’VE HURT YOU, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS NIGERIANS
At an occasion to mark his final outing as President on a Sallah Day, before handing over, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday thanked Nigerians for the honour to serve for two terms, 2015-2023, asking for pardon from those he might have hurt while discharging his duties.
With less than 37 days left in office, the President recounted his leadership roles in the country for more than forty years, serving variously as a military officer, military governor, minister, and Head of State, and returning as a democratically elected President in 2015.
President Buhari told residents of the Federal Capital Territory led by the Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, on Eid-el-Fitr Sallah homage, that his journey was not all smooth as he was incarcerated for three years, after the coup that ousted him from power in August, 1984, and contested elections three times, 2003, 2007 and 2011, without success.
“I dared the politicians and ended up at the Supreme Court three times. They laughed at me, and I responded, ‘God dey’. God sent technology to my rescue, with Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC). The fraudulent people became unemployed,” the President noted.
