Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John
Cardinal Onaiyekan on Thursday expressed hope that he would see the anticipated
new Nigeria before he dies.
Speaking on Channels Television’s programme on Thursday,
Onaiyekan, who was reacting to the 2023 presidential poll, said the election
was rigged, stressing that those involved in manipulating the outcome of the
elections know themselves.
The 80-year-old clergy who expressed sadness over the
inability of the election tribunal to decide on the petitions filed by
opposition parties before the May 29 handover, said God knows those that rigged
the election.
He said, “I am 80, so I am not going anywhere. I am still
dreaming that before I go to paradise, I should see a better Nigeria, and I
believe it is possible.
“Those who rigged the election know they did it. Those who
refused to allow the people’s will to prevail, they know. And the wonderful
thing is that God himself knows them.
“Even the court may not know, but God knows them. And they
know themselves.
“The more we mention God is the more we should be on guard
not to be using the name of God in vain.
“There are countries that did not want to mention God, but
they are running their affairs well.
“But if we decide to keep mentioning God, then we must run
our affairs according to the will of God”.
The court had fixed May 8 for the hearing of the petitions
challenging the victory of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku
Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, had approached the
tribunal to upturn Tinubu’s victory, alleging that their mandates were stolen
by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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