Elections: Tinubu Reacts As PDP Rejects Results Of Presidential Election

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola
Tinubu, has lambasted those who rejected the last Saturday’s
presidential and parliamentary elections.

Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the APC Presidential Campaign
Council said those who rejected the results were not democrats.

Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had rejected the
ongoing results being announced by the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC.

However, Tinubu while speaking with the Independent in his
Alausa residence in Lagos, said those who rejected the outcome a
free and fair election are desperate and don’t believe in the
principle of Democracy.

The former Lagos Lagos State Governor also commended Nigerians
for their turnout during the last Saturday’s elections.

According to Tinubu: “I commend them because despite the fact
that the elections were postponed last week Saturday, they were
still excited and ready to cast their votes despite the
postponement. There could be frustration and disappointment at one
point or the other.

“But we could see that it was not deliberate. We could see that
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the
umpire, gave us very good briefing throughout the week; giving us
progress report. That is taking response to bullet. That is being
open; that is being honest. We must move ahead; that is what we
need in Nigeria and in a democratic society.

“I will say we will accept it; that is peoples’ verdict; that is
their decision. Any democrats that cannot accept the results of
free and fair elections, is not worthy of the name. You must be
able to accept the results of a free and fair election.

“They are not democrats. They don’t believe in value and
philosophy; you will see their desperation and they cannot claim to
be democrats.”