PDP, LP, attitude during the collation was childish, unpatriotic–‘ APC Chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has described the victory of the presidential candidate of the party, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as one where Nigerians spoke through their choice saying the attempt by the defeated opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Labour Party, LP candidates to foment crisis was uncalled.
Adamu made this submission when he held a media parley with the APC press Corps noting that he particularly appreciate the coverage given to the party but said the walk out led by the opposition parties during the collation of results was childish and unthinkable.
He condemned the attitude and behaviour of these leaders who feel the only way to make their voices heard was burning the nation into ashes adding that democracy is a choice and no one can subvert the will of the people most espresso now that they have spoken loudly through the ballot.
He said: ” I would be remiss if I fail to condemn in the strongest possible terms the shameful conduct of the leadership of PDP and the Labour Party in their unwarranted attempts to sabotage the elections and throw the country into chaos and avoidable crisis. It is a pity that they take their loss so badly. They ought to be good sportsmen and women in the political arena.
”Their protest walk out from the collation centre was childish but clearly a calculated attempt to rubbish the elections and impugn the integrity of the electoral umpire. Their call for the cancellation of the elections over their unproven allegations of electoral fraud must be the height of diabolical desperation. All patriotic citizens of this country who value peace and unity of purpose must rise with one voice to condemn these elements who want to parade themselves in the public space as the guardians of our electoral system.
”Aided by some self-appointed guardians of our nation’s conscience, they wanted to turn the victory of our party into ashes in the mouths of all Nigerians and set the country up for global opprobrium. It is condemnable and unpatriotic and unworthy of men who ought to recognise that in a democracy respect for the right of the people to freely choose their leaders through an election is the fundamental pillar of that form of government. Nothing in our laws and the constitution gives aggrieved individuals and groups the right to abort the unequivocal choices freely made by the people in their wisdom. Power belongs to the people and the people must be allowed to exercise it in the best way they choose in instituting the government of their choice.
“Our laws provide channels for the redress of electoral grievances. We urge those who feel aggrieves to avail themselves of those channels to seek redress. To set the house on fire in pursuit of a rat is not an act of courage or patriotism. It stands condemnable.
“We are happy to see that the people have seen through their unpatriotic antics and rejected their attempts to set the country on fire. We commend the highly placed and patriotic former public officers who instantly rose up in defence of the conduct of the elections and the election results and condemned the saboteurs. They have once more risen to the challenge of saving our nation from a needless crisis. We salute them. We must learn to be good losers, not bad losers. It is the hallmark of good citizenship.
Senator Adamu, who lost his ward and State to the opposition Labour Party, LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi explained further that he also commended the efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and its chairman professor Mahmood Yakuku for doing a great job in ensuring that the Commission was not distracted in its sacred duty to the nation and Nigeria.
According to Adamu: “The Independent National Electoral Commission, the undisputed empire of our elections, has formally announced the results of the presidential election as well as those of the national assembly. It declared the presidential candidate of our party, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, having met and even exceeded the constitutional requirement that to win, a presidential candidate shall score at least 25 per cent of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states of the federation. He scored at least 25 per cent in 33 states of the federation. The commission has duly issued him with the certificate of return. It is a happy day for him, our party, and our country.
“Jagaban is the informed choice of the electorate. He clearly won fair and square. I offer him my very hearty congratulations. Mr President-elect, with your victory, the people have also renewed the tenancy of our political party in Aso Rock. Ours is the party the people can trust”.