Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he is worried about how the outcome of the presidential election has deeply divided Nigeria.
Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, came second to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tinubu secured 8,794,726 votes to defeat Abubakar, who got 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) came a distant third with 6,101,533 votes.
In a Sallah message to Muslims on Thursday to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting, Abubakar said Nigeria needs harmony and peace.
He asked Muslims to join efforts toward building a more united Nigeria in light of the recent “unfortunate bitter divisions” caused by our national politics.