As reactions continue to trail on the announced winner of the Presidential election in Nigeria, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called on Nigerians to be calm and law-abiding citizens.
Senator Baba-Ahmed made the statement in Abuja Nigeria’s Capital and also said that “peace is the only language the party knows not violence”.
He noted that no amount of questioning will ever get Peter Obi, himself or the entire party to reach anything besides peace and tranquility in Nigeria.
The Labour Party vice Presidential Candidate reiterated that Nigerians should “continue to exercise their civic duties in the upcoming elections. I have said that democracy belongs to the people who can practice it.”
He further said that “If Nigerians are going to achieve peace through peaceful protests, so be it. We believe more and more in Nigeria and the Nigerian people.”
Senator Baba-Ahmed said that the party’s position remained that the purported result did not meet the minimum criteria of a transparent, free and fair election.
He said that in addition, the condemnable attacks, voter intimidation and suppression challenged the elections.
“Please, be assured of our determination to fight the injustice that has been perpetuated on Nigerians through all legal and peaceful means.
“We implore you all to please remain peaceful and calm, as our fight and determination for a new Nigeria is just beginning,” he said.
He encouraged Nigerians to continue to support the party and vote massively for it in the forthcoming governorship and state House of Assembly elections on March 11.
Dominica Nwabufo
