The Buhari Media Organisation
(BMO) has commended members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
(PEPT) for not being deterred by threats and intimidation from the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and its agents to taint its sense of justice.
This, the group said, is proof
that the Justices are men of honour that cannot be intimidated by social media
bullies bent on arm-twisting them to ignore the evidence tabled before the
tribunal.
BMO said in a statement signed by
its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, that it was expecting
nothing less than the outright dismissal of the petition like the panel members
did.
“It was glaring to everyone,
aside from PDP elements, that the petition challenging the overwhelming
electoral victory of President Muhammadu Buhari was not only frivolous, but
also useless as Festus Keyamo famously said soon after the case was filed.
“However, the Tribunal has now
further shown how ridiculous the electoral challenge was and made it clear that
the President was duly qualified to contest in the February 23, 2019 election
in the first place, on the basis of educational qualification and professional
attainment.
“To quote the panel directly, it
said President Buhari ‘is not only qualified but also eminently qualified’ to
stand for election. This is a direct message to naysayers.
“And to make matters worse for
the petitioners, the Tribunal questioned the sense in querying the President’s
assertion that his certificates were with the Army even when the Army
authorities alluded to it when the matter was brought up in 2015., and even went
further to quote the President’s grades in the subjects he sat for.
“It is also worthy of note that
the Justices were emphatic in brushing aside claims by the petitioners that
results were transmitted through electronic means to a server at the headquarters
of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).”
The group then urged opposition
elements who claimed to be awaiting the Tribunal verdict before recognising the
President to keep their promise.
“We know that a few people,
including the elder statesman Pa Ayo Adebanjo, factional leader of the Yoruba
socio-cultural group Afenifere, had insisted that they would not recognise
President Buhari until they know the outcome of the Tribunal.
“And now that the five-member
panel has affirmed that the President was duly elected, we expect that a
gentleman like Pa Adebanjo will toe the path of honour.
“We acknowledge that it is within
the right of the opposition to go to the Supreme Court but we hope that the
former Vice President would see the handwriting on the wall and accept that he
lost the election fair and square.”
BMO also solicited the support of
Nigerians for the success of President Buhari’s second term in office and
assured them that they would not be disappointed.
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