Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says those opposed to the decision of Atiku Abubakar to seek legal redress over the outcome of the presidential election have evil minds.

Atiku, who contested under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in the March 23 election.

Speaking on the judgement of the Osun governorship tribunal, Obasanjo said Atiku did the right thing by challenging Buhari’s victory.

He said without a reasonable cause, Buhari went to the court to challenge his loss in three elections, wondering why some people were trying to “stop Atiku from going to court”.

On Friday, the tribunal declared Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as winner of the September 2018 election in the state.

In a statement on Saturday, Obasanjo said the nullification of the election, which he described as an illegality, has given renewed confidence in the judiciary.

“While I was in Dubai to attend the Global Education and Skills Forum meeting, I received the news of the judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal declaring Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the winner of the 2018 Governorship election in the state,” Obasanjo said.

“Let me take this opportunity to commend the tribunal for its courage in nullifying what was clearly an illegality. This action by the judicial officers, albeit a first step in the legal process, gives renewed confidence in the judiciary at a time when there are coordinated efforts by some political leaders to undermine, if not destroy, it.

“As I have repeatedly said, the world is watching events in Nigeria with keen interest. What we do or do not do right in our electoral process will have implications not just for Nigeria but for Africa and indeed the world. By correcting what was clearly a desperate attempt to change the will of the Osun people, the tribunal has saved Nigeria from great embarrassment and started the process of saving and strengthening our democracy.

“Let me also commend Sen. Adeleke for his statesmanship in going to court to seek justice. This is the right and proper thing to do in any decent society. Going to court must be encouraged and not discouraged as some people are now attempting to do.

“And if Buhari could go to court three times to seek justice, even without reasonable cause, any Nigerian who feels denied of justice must feel free to go to court.

“Those who have conceived and are promoting the narrative that if Atiku Abubakar continues to seek legal redress there will be violence, are evil minds looking for excuse to unleash violence on Nigerians. At no time in history has sustainable peace been built on theft, injustice, corruption and inequity.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thecable.ng/obasanjo-those-discouraging-atiku-from-challenging-buhari-in-court-are-evil

Agreed .... 100%

If there were no courts, Buhari would have turned us all to slaves. If not for his failing health, he would have coordinated the python dance himself. He is a dictator by default, a wicked man by posture.

Life just have a way of starving a lion by putting it in Savannah, the monkey by keeping it far from a banana plantation, or Buhari by making him president in a time the country is wiser.

Richdad

Preach baba

They are afraid becos they know what they did. Looking at a video of thugs on rampage today in Kano. I just felt like running away from this foolish country.

Ebora Owu himself ... Baba I still love you though

Aremu himself

"And if Buhari could go to court three times to seek justice, even without reasonable cause, any Nigerian who feels denied of justice must feel free to go to court"

Hahaha sense kill baba, Baba don forget say we all know how it all goes during the PDP era

Atiku idea is hereby declared inconclusive

Since i was born i av never seen a fowl dat agree to av sex...it must always be rape...but why?

Over correct OBJ

This is the truth and only truth.

You all are evil and have no good plans for the country. Except your unsatisfied greed.

Can't believe that the Dullard won't be Nigeria president by December 2019..

..but that's reality..


Lots of suprise enroute..

Ride on Atiku..

Baba , I hail u sir

Are you serious?

Atiku must get to court
He has started the right way

Atiku really needs to succeed in court to serve as a lesson and discourage the kind of sham election we had. If nothing happens the next election will be more terrible than the one just witnessed because the criminals will be encouraged to go an extra mile.

Let me talk about something else.

Osibanjo said 'Buhari became poorer than 4 years ago'

Children of hate said he lied.

Who in this country didn't become poorer?

When a man owns 150 cows for 12 years no increase, what do you except? He will make a poorer country.

Instead of a Cameroonian thief will sell NNPC to his rich friends who may get it working again and allow some productivity and employment in this country, We prefer a poor not-too-smart-to-steal General who works towards getting us poorer, and keep NNPC dead. Keep all his brothers there and paying them salaries for doing nothing. Then keep lazy Nigerian youth unemployed and largely unproductive.

Obasanjo is still clueless...
He's done with politics anyway...

Buhari and APC mind will be breathing fast and hard now

well,pa OBJ like fl@theads pigs want Ati'aku frimpong El Cameroonian to waste all the stolen money on election mata..Wetin lawyer dey do sef......

OBJ is on point.

APC, Buhari and their apologists who have been pressurising Atiku from seeking justice in court are evil minded entities who doesnt wish Nigeria well.

that dude pic doesn't look buhari... Nigeria has become a mysery

All these old faarg...our problem...

No be small evil them be oooooo.Chei!

No be small thing

Baba, they are enemies of Nigeria.


Suffering and smiling people

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Nice one from baba

Baba have spoken, shikenah.

Obj