Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has berated those against the decision
\nof Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
\n(PDP), to challenge the outcome of the February 23 presidential election.<\/p>\n
He also commended the decision of the Osun Elections Petition Tribunal to
\ndeclare Ademola Adeleke, the PDP governorship candidate in the state, as
\nwinner of the election.<\/p>\n
According to Obasanjo, if Buhari could challenge his loss during previous
\nelections, nothing stops Atiku from also going to court.<\/p>\n
A statement issued by Obasanjo on Saturday read: “While I was in Dubai to
\nattend the Global Education and Skills Forum meeting, I received the news
\nof the judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal
\ndeclaring Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the People\u2019s
\nDemocratic Party (PDP), the winner of the 2018 Governorship election in
\nthe state.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me take this opportunity to commend the tribunal for its courage in
\nnullifying what was clearly an illegality. This action by the judicial
\nofficers, albeit a first step in the legal process, gives renewed
\nconfidence in the judiciary at a time when there are coordinated efforts
\nby some political leaders to undermine, if not destroy, it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I have repeatedly said, the world is watching events in Nigeria with
\nkeen interest. What we do or do not do right in our electoral process will
\nhave implications not just for Nigeria but for Africa and indeed the
\nworld. By correcting what was clearly a desperate attempt to change the
\nwill of the Osun people, the tribunal has saved Nigeria from great
\nembarrassment and started the process of saving and strengthening our
\ndemocracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me also commend Sen. Adeleke for his statesmanship in going to court
\nto seek justice. This is the right and proper thing to do in any decent
\nsociety. Going to court must be encouraged and not discouraged as some
\npeople are now attempting to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if Buhari could go to court three times to seek justice, even without
\nreasonable cause, any Nigerian who feels denied of justice must feel free
\nto go to court.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who have conceived and are promoting the narrative that if Atiku
\nAbubakar continues to seek legal redress there will be violence, are evil
\nminds looking for excuse to unleash violence on Nigerians. At no time in
\nhistory has sustainable peace been built on theft, injustice, corruption
\nand inequity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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