IPAC congratulates Tinubu, tells Obi, Atiku to respect democracy

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his victory in the February 25 presidential election.

INEC declared Mr Tinubu as the president-elect on Wednesday.

IPAC chairman Olusegun Mobolaji urged aggrieved presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and others not satisfied with the election outcome to follow the lawful path.

According to him, all Nigerians must respect democracy and the country.

“We want to congratulate Bola Tinubu of APC for his emergence as the winner of the just-concluded presidential election in Nigeria. It is a game and contest; a winner must emerge as declared by INEC. We have to respect our democracy, we have to respect the rule of law, and we have to respect our system,” stated the IPAC chair.

Mr Mobolaji added, “We implore anyone that has anything to contend on the results to toe the right path. They should remember this is our country and the way we handle it is how we are going to meet it. We should follow the right path if anyone has anything to challenge, either directly through the INEC or the party. Let us approach the court of law as stipulated by the constitution and the Electoral Act.’’

The IPAC chairman expressed the belief that INEC, as promised, would do the right justice to whatever complaints anyone might have.

He urged the electoral umpire to address all complaints and grievances accordingly.

“This election has come and it has been done. Though, there are a lot of challenges and complaints here and there, especially concerning the BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System) and the transmission of results,” Mr Mobolaji explained. 

He added, “People really complained that they could not trust the results because they were not electronically transmitted through the BVAS, but INEC has to conclude the process it started.”

(NAN)