… Says its wrong to swear-in before court judgment
The leader of Pan Yoruba socio-political, organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has said that it is abnormal to consider inauguration and transition of power on May 29th when there is no successor.
The Afenifere leader told our reporter on Wednesday that as long as the court has not decided the winner of the February 25 presidential election, there is no successor yet to President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said, “I don’t know anything about inauguration on May 29, we cannot be talking of transition when a successor has not been elected, and a successor cannot be said to be elected until the court gives its judgment.
In his reaction to the plans on ground for inauguration, Adebanjo said, “Anything is possible in Nigeria whether it is proper or not. Nigerians are used to that. Even when the court gives order they disobey it with impunity. There is nothing that happens in Nigeria that is strange. The only thing is that people know that it is typical of Nigeria under Buhari.
“How can you say that you are inaugurating an election where everybody saw the level of violence and manipulations? You didn’t listen to what they were complaining about before you gave judgment in an election that has done a lot of damage and you say everything is alright.
He added. “If they cannot put their thinking cap on, it is quite unfortunate. I am one of those who believe that it is improper to swear in until the court judgment.
“The constitution says that if you are not satisfied with the election, go to court. Because they believe that they have something going for them, they will say, go to court, which is the reason they rig the election with impunity. We should go there (court) and confirm the irregularities. I don’t think it is right to swear in without the finality from the court.
“I hope that God helps Nigeria and directs the Judges to do the right thing. We all saw the evidence. When the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its own is flouting its own law, and the next thing you will hear is, go to court.
“The procedure which you laid down, you flouted and then you went ahead and declared a winner when everybody was complaining. It is not right. The violence was there, the irregularities were there, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) that you deplored didn’t tarry with anything. It is not right.
“The constitution says we should go to court and we are in court and before the court would decide you want to inaugurate. If we cannot think of doing the right thing in Nigeria, it is just unfortunate for us. Can we contribute to those who give credence to these irregularities?” Adebanjo said.
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