{"id":104371,"date":"2023-04-21T19:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104371"},"modified":"2023-04-21T19:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T18:06:00","slug":"may-29-ill-move-far-from-abuja-avoid-distracting-tinubu-buhari-insists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/may-29-ill-move-far-from-abuja-avoid-distracting-tinubu-buhari-insists\/","title":{"rendered":"May 29: I\u2019ll move far from Abuja, avoid distracting Tinubu \u2014 Buhari insists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1763808341471298909\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari says he will move far away from the nation\u2019s capital after the May 29 handover, to avoid distracting the incoming president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu from taking decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Fielding questions from newsmen after Friday\u2019s Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Abuja, the president said his conviction was based on Nigerians\u2019 disposition to defend democracy against all threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outcome of the 2023 elections in which more than 10 governors failed to make it to the Senate sent a message that Nigerians know the power of their votes and how to use them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians cherish democracy. They have shown their love for it and will defend it against real or perceived threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will continue to vote one way or the other depending on their preferences,\u2019\u2019 President Buhari said.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the May 29 handover date to a new administration remained sacrosanct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod willing, nothing will stop the handover,\u2019\u2019 he assured.<\/p>\n<p>On his plans after leaving office, the president said he felt fulfilled that God had made it possible for him to serve two terms of four years each and looked forward to an orderly handover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank God for what He has done for me personally and for what He has enabled us to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to returning to my town; to be as far away as I can from Abuja so that the in-coming president will have the time and the space to take decisions without my distracting him.\u2019\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari says he will move far away from the nation\u2019s capital after the May 29 handover, to avoid distracting the incoming president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu from taking decisions.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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