By Gbenga Akinfenwa
A renowned socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has advised all aggrieved politicians in the February 25, 2023, presidential election against taking actions capable of aborting Nigeria’s hard-earned fledging democracy.
In a statement, yesterday, Onitiri said that the way and manner politicians who lost the election are pursuing their alleged lost mandate posed serious danger to the survival of the nation.
He cautioned that as one of the activists who fought and put their lives on the line to install the present fledgling democracy, the democrats would not allow a group of politicians to pull the nation down.
“The February 25 elections have come and gone. A winner has been declared. Let us all put the elections behind us and move on to salvage the country. The best man may not necessarily win the election. Definitely, we may not all like the winner, but let us all embrace the process and start the healing process.
“It’s only God that can install a leader or president of a country. As democrats, we are all winners, and in the interest of our nation, we must move on,” he pleaded.
The activist said that democrats and other Nigerians would not allow politicians whatever their grievances, to burn down the country.
“Nigeria belongs to us all and we have no other country we can call our own. As a stakeholder and concerned democrat, I wish to implore other aggrieved presidential candidates to employ all peaceful means to express their grievances within the confines of the law and our constitution.
“They should also call their supporters and followers to order and adopt peaceful means of handling the election disputes.”
Onititi called on the winner to be very magnanimous in victory by forming a government with a national spread to ensure unity and love.
The social critic also saluted other presidential candidates for contesting the polls so keenly and competitively.
Source: The Guardian
