Says : Insists Tinubu won fairly
Sola POPOOLA
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) ,Hon Banidele Faparusi has cautioned the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the International Communities not be misled by fake reports being circulated by members of the opposition against the outcome of the poll.
Faparusi, in a press statement released to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, said the “International communities and civil society organizations should not be deceived and misled by fake reports discrediting the outcome of one of the freest and fairest elections this country has ever conducted in recent times.
Faparusi , a former member of the National Assembly and Coordinator, Contact and Mobilisation Committee, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Committee insisted that the process that thrown up Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner and the Nation”s President-elect was credible.
Faparusi, urged the LP to consolidate on the electoral success recorded at the poll to build a more formidable opposition needed to ensure good governance by the APC rather than chasing shadow and displaying vain desperation.
He noted that Mr. Peter Obi, and his followers should allow the votes of the people in the rural areas to count, winners of elections are not determined only by votes from the urban areas.
He pointed out that “in most polling units in Ekiti State, LP does not have a polling agent let alone mobilizers, the votes recorded by LP are from the student environs of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, and that is understandable”
According to the former national assembly member, pointed out that he had predicted that Ekiti will give Asiwaju the highest percentage of votes and that LP will not get 10% in the State, and exactly this is what happened.
” INEC for the successful Presidential and National Assembly elections, saying, we are all unaware of various moves by both PDP and Labour Party to compromise the results of the election through cloned INEC servers.
Faparusi, in a press statement released to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, said the “International communities and civil society organizations should not be deceived and misled by fake reports discrediting the outcome of one of the freest and fairest elections this country has ever conducted in recent times.
” If you look at the pattern of the results, you will realize that the outcome of that presidential election is the true reflection of the will of Nigerians. The people of Nigeria have spoken very loudly that their choice is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
“This is politics and not a wish game, therefore PDP and LP should not think they can force their wish on the country. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”
“So, I was surprised when LP and PDP were challenging the outcome of our election in Ekiti. If we should have the election again 100 times, the outcome will only get worst for them”
Faparusi,therefore congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for fighting a good fight and winning.
He, urged Asiwaju Tinubu, not to relent in his effort to extend hands of fellowship to other candidates that contested the election with him to foster national unity and reconciliations of Nigerians.