PDP encouarges Buhari to be compassionate to everyone

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
and forgive killers and arsonists.
Speaking with Journalists in Abuja, PDP deputy National
Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus who was responding to
General Buhari’s comment 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 needs to try 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.”
Vanguard.