Hundreds of supporters of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, have cautioned the vice presidential candidate of Labour Party, and Baze University founder, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, against inflammatory statements.
Speaking during a peaceful protest in Abuja, the group under the aegis of The Natives, said it would mobilise 20 million Nigerians against the agitation for an Interim National Government, ING, in place of the May 29 inauguration of Tinubu.
The leader of the group, Smart Edwards, cautioned politicians to stop inciting Nigerians against the democratic process.
He said: “We want to particularly warn the LP vice President candidate, Yusuf Datti-Ahmed to apply caution because Nigeria is a country and not the Baze University.
“We have come to INEC to affirm that elections were conducted and APC, PDP, NNPP, LP and other political parties went into the contest.
“Some people have been going round the country inciting other people, calling for a taboo, they are calling for an Interim National Government. That will never happen, not in Nigeria, not in any African country that we support.
“America is currently handling insurrection against her own state, so we are certain that America, the United Kingdom and other nations will not promote insurrection in our nation, Nigeria.
“We want to tell you (INEC) that people have their rights to protest, whosoever they are, they are citizens with such rights, but they do not have the rights to provoke the voters. It is a taboo for anybody under any influence of alcohol or any other substance to rise up and call for an Interim Government in this nation when we still have the INEC intact.
“Elections were conducted by Nigerians, and these Nigerians include so many young people, citizens of Nigeria and not citizens of Russia, Dubai or any other country. It was conducted peacefully, some people won while some others lost.
“I want to reaffirm that Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima’s ticket scored the highest votes as informed to everyone at the National Collation Centre. The votes were counted in Eight millions plus, and he was declared winner, having won about 29 states.
“Our message is very clear. This is one indivisible country and it benefits nobody that the country goes into flames. We have said that elections have been won and lost. On this presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu won clearly.
“He (Tinubu) has called for healing and because he has called for healing we as Natives, people who voted for him have listened to his message, that is why we are here waving our white handkerchiefs which signifies healing. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is already preparing for May 29th handing over ceremony and because we are all brothers and sisters we know and believe that we can all work together to change our country.
“As far as we are concerned, we are asking the aggrieved people to leave INEC out of their frustration. They lost election and they should be good losers, or go to court if they cannot handle it and wait for the Supreme Court. Do not intimidate the CJN, don’t intimidate the security forces and stop threatening democracy.”
