Buhari Is Capable Of Leading Nigeria - Edwin Clark

A former Federal Commissioner of
Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has once
again canvassed support for President
Muhamadu Buhari.
He described the President as being capable
of leading the country and therefore should
be supported by all Nigerians.
Clark, who was one of the staunch
supporters of former President Goodluck
Jonathan, spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at
his residence when he received a group
known as Probity Ambassadors
Organisation of Nigeria.
He noted that though he was among those
who campaigned against the emergence of
Buhari during the election, Clark said since
Nigerians voted for the incumbent
President, he must be supported in order to
enable him to succeed in the task ahead.
The Ijaw Leader added that the way
Jonathan conceded defeat had also made
the task of running the country easier for
the President.
Clark said, “I have congratulated President
Buhari and today, he is our President. He’s
not the President of a section of the
country.
“Buhari is fit for the job and he’s capable of
leading us. We will support him.
“Campaigns are over and a winner has
emerged. We must come together after the
election and give our support to the
President.
“The loser of the election, who had all the
powers to do and undo, came out to
congratulate the President.
“That action of the former President is the
best thing that has happened in this
country.”
He believed that Jonathan conceded defeat
and congratulated Buhari because of the
former’s love for the country.
“You can only be the President of the
country when it is intact. All of us must join
hands together to support President
Buhari,” he added.
He asked those who might not agree with
the President to wait until 2019 when
elections would be held again, saying “this
is when there will be another opportunity
for election.”
“Then Nigerians would determine if the
President has done well or not. Democracy
has come to stay in the country,” he added.
He asked Nigerians to learn from the attitude
exhibited by the people of the United
Kingdom, whom he said, had forgotten
about their last election, which was held in
May.
Clark said members of both the
Conservatives and the Labour Party had
been living together in peace as if nothing
had happened.
He stated that those who he thought he
would die because his party, the Peoples
Democratic Party and former President lost
the election, were shortsighted.
He explained that as an elder statesman, he
was bound to support whoever won
election to lead the nation.
The former Federal Commissioner for
Information said, “Those who think I would
die because of the outcome of election are
missing it. Why should I die? I’m a Nigerian.
“I will support whoever wins. My advice to
the President and the All Progressives
Congress is that they should have regard
for the country and work with all.
“The issue of winner takes all is not in our
interest. People are bound to vote for or
against you. Those who voted for you
believed in you and those who voted for
another person believed in another person.”