‘No Doubt, I Have Hurt Nigerians, Please Pardon Me’ – Buhari Begs For Forgiveness

President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with Nigerians whom he must have hurt during his administration to forgive him.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that Buhari made the plead on Friday, April 21 at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during his final Sallah homage by residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) led by the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello.

“So, please, whoever feels I have done wrong to them, we are all humans. There is no doubt I hurt some people and I wish you will pardon me. And those that think that I have hurt them so much, please, pardon me,” Buhari said.

The President also thanked Nigerians for tolerating him in the last eight years while he pilots the affairs of the nation.

Thirty-eight days to leave office, Buhari reassured that nothing would stop the May 29 handover date to the next administration.

He said he considered the Sallah celebration as a good coincidence to say goodbye and to “thank you for tolerating me for eight years.”

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 “I am counting the days. Democracy is a good thing otherwise how can somebody from the other side be a president for two terms? My hometown to Niger Republic is eight kilometres.

“I think this is a very good coincidence for me to say goodbye to you and to thank you for tolerating me for more than seven and half years now.

“I assure you, I have deliberately arranged to be as far away from you as possible not because I don’t appreciate the love you’ve shown to me, but because I think I’ve gotten what I have asked and I would rather quietly retire to my hometown.

“Having been a governor, minister and the president twice, I think God has given me an incredible opportunity to serve as your president. And I thank God for that.”

This Online News media reports that Buhari, who arrived on the ground around 9:10 am, was accompanied by some of his family members and personnel aides.

Others at the prayer ground included some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), security chiefs, heads of paramilitary organisations and government officials.