John Onaiyekan, former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, says
“it doesn’t make much sense” for President-elect Bola Tinubu to be sworn in
before the conclusion of the election tribunal.
Tinubu is expected to be sworn in as president on May 29.
His victory is being challenged in court by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
On Wednesday, the presidential election tribunal fixed May 8
for the hearing of the petitions.
Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on
Thursday, Onaiyekan said the system of electioneering in the nation should be
reviewed, noting that it would produce winners who don’t have the shadow of the
court lurking behind their victory.
“There are cases in
court that have not been disposed of. That is why we are in an anomalous
situation. We have a president-elect whose election is being challenged and the
court is handling it,” he said.
“I’m still waiting for the court to tell me who won the
election. It doesn’t make much sense to be swearing in people when they are
still in court.
“I know it has happened with governors but the outcome has
really not been the best of all cases. I think we need to review our election
process, so we do have a winner who will be sworn in and whom everybody would rally
around.
“It is a pity that it
is taking longer for the court to come to its decision. My problem is that the
whole system of our election must be properly reviewed so that it would be
easier for winners to emerge according to the wishes of the people.
“It is not right to have a system that is constantly
contested. We should find out why is every election being contested.”
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