Senator Ademola Adeleke’s victory saved Nigeria from a National Embarrassment, says Obasanjo
– Obasanjo rebukes those who tried to discourage Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from challenging the results of the Presidential election.
— He also congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke on his recent victory in Osun state.
– The Buhari Media Organization, BMO, accuse Obasanjo of a false narrative because of his animosity towards President Muhammadu Buhari.
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has rebuked those trying to discourage Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, from challenging the results of the last presidential election in court.
This was released in a congratulatory letter that the former president wrote to Senator who was on recently declared winner of the September 22, 2018 election in Osun State by the election tribunal, while he was attending the Dubai Global Education and Skills Forum meeting on Saturday.
In his words, “If Buhari could go to court three times to seek justice, even without reasonable cause, any Nigerian who feels denied of justice must feel free to go to court.”
Obasanjo said those insinuating that Atiku’s decision to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the presidential election tribunal was an invitation to violence were “evil minds” engaged in a deceptive tactic calculated to rationalise a plot to unleash turmoil on the country.
He said Adeleke’s electoral court victory against Governor Oyetola, who was previously declared winner of the state governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had saved Nigeria from a national embarrassment.
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In response to his statement, the Buhari Media Organization, BMO, Chairman, Mr Niyi Akinsiju, and the organization’s secretary, Cassidy Madueke hit back at the former president, alleging that his criticism of Buhari is an expression of anger over the defeat of Atiku, his preferred candidate at the last presidential poll.
In a statement jointly released by the both of them, they accused Obasanjo of playing up “a false narrative because of his animosity towards President Muhammadu Buhari”. This was a reaction to Obasanjo’s statement at a recent public function where he complained about the state of affairs in the country, especially regarding the conflict generated during the general election.
Obasanjo also commended the Osun governorship election tribunal saying, “This action by the judicial officers, albeit a first step in the legal process, gives renewed confidence in the judiciary at a time when there are coordinated efforts by some political leaders to undermine, if not destroy it”.
