Kayode Fayemi, the former governor of Ekiti state, has asked
Nigerians to exercise restraint and patience in the aftermath of the
presidential election.
In a statement issued on Monday by Ahmad Sajoh, head of his
media office, Fayemi said citizens should resist making inflammatory comments
or taking actions that may lead to the breakdown of the law.
‘’The election is not war. There are about 90 million
registered voters and it is impossible for all of them to have uniformity of
electoral choices,” the state reads.
“Diversity and plurality of beliefs, ideas, and attitudes
are the bedrock of representative democracy. An election will probably not be
necessary if we all have the same choices.
‘’I, therefore, urge
all Nigerians to be calm and not to make inflammatory statements or take
actions that may lead to the breakdown of law and order. We should allow the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials to tally and
announce the results.
‘’I note that INEC had challenges relating to the
digitalization of the electoral process but the Commission had promised to fix
this. We should give INEC benefit of the doubt, and await the completion of the
process and the announcement of the final outcome.
‘’I appeal to political leaders and actors to exercise
restraint at this point and not to incite or encourage their followers to take
the laws into their hands.
“Elections are a
process and they don’t necessarily end with the announcement of results on
election day.
“Aggrieved persons can still approach the courts to seek
redress if they believe they have been cheated or robbed of electoral
mandates.”
Fayemi encouraged Nigerians to work together for the
country’s development regardless of the outcome of the election.
‘’While elections will come and go, our country will
remain,” he added.
“Therefore, we should
not consider this particular election as the end of electoral opportunities for
the country.
“There will be life after this election and we must all work
together, regardless of the outcome, to make Nigeria great.’’
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