Festus Keyamo, the immediate past Minister of State for
Labour and Employment, said the European Union Observer Mission (EUOM) 2023
general elections report does not delegitimize the process.
Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, disclosed this on
Monday while reacting to the report through his official Twitter handle.
Recall that the EUOM, in its report less than a week ago,
pointed out some flaws in the general election and made recommendations to the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
However, the divergence reactions have continued to trail
the EU’s conclusion.
Keyamo, a spokesperson for the defunct Tinubu/Shettima
Presidential Campaign Council, stated that there is no election worldwide
without irregularities.
He explained that the issue is whether the supposed
irregularities affected the election outcome.
According to him, the EU’s report is not a document that
tells who won or lost an election.
He noted that only the Judiciary can legitimize or
delegitimize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government.
“It is only a forensic examination of the entire process by
the judiciary that can determine the extent to which the supposed
‘irregularities’ affected the outcome of the elections. And there are legal
rules already laid down to achieve this.
“The EU report is NOT (and cannot be) a document that tells
you who won or lost an election. It only reports the ‘irregularities’ noticed
and recommends improvement in future elections. Therefore, all the hoopla over
that EU report is neither here nor there when it comes to legitimizing or
delegitimizing the government of the day. That power or responsibility belongs
to the Judiciary”, wrote.
INEC had declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the winner of the
presidential election.
However, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and
Peter Obi of the Labour Party are currently at the Presidential Election
Petition Tribunal, challenging Tinubu’s victory.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com