President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his desire to welcome President-elect Bola Tinubu to the State House as president upon his swearing in on May 29.
The president assured that the May 29 handover date to a new administration remained sacrosanct when he spoke over the phone with Mr Tinubu.
The duo exchanged Eid greetings to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Messrs Buhari and Tinubu thanked God for seeing the day and prayed for the stability and the wellbeing of the nation.
The Nigerian leader, who had earlier observed the Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Abuja, fielded questions from reporters, assuring that democracy has a bright future in Nigeria.
The president said his conviction was based on Nigerians’ disposition to defend democracy against all threats.
“Nigerians appreciate the stability of democracy. The outcome of the 2023 elections in which more than 10 governors failed to make it to the Senate sent a message that Nigerians…