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Presidential Election: Tinubu Forms Committee to Plead with Peter Obi, Atiku

In a bid to foster unity and collaboration after the just-concluded presidential election, the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has set up a co...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief March 02, 2023
Updated March 2, 2023 at 2:50 PM
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Presidential Election: Tinubu Forms Committee to Plead with Peter Obi, Atiku
In a bid to foster unity and collaboration after the just-concluded presidential election, the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has set up a committee to meet with the aggrieved presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

This move was made known by the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, in a statement released on Wednesday. According to Mr Akeredolu, he belongs to one of the committees set up by the president-elect, and they would meet with the other candidates to appeal to them to work together with the new administration to foster healing and progress in the country.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had earlier declared Mr Tinubu the winner of Saturday's presidential election at the National Collation Centre, Abuja, amidst protests by the PDP and Labour Party. They had called for the suspension of result collation and the cancellation of the presidential poll due to INEC's failure to upload election results on its server in real time.

Reacting to the results, Mr Obi said, "We will explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians." However, the president-elect has taken the initiative to reach out to the other candidates and foster unity in the country.

Mr Tinubu emerged victorious after polling 8,794,726 votes, winning 12 of the 36 states in Nigeria. Mr Abubakar came second, polling 6,984,520 votes, while Mr Obi came third, polling 6,101,533 votes.

This move by the president-elect is seen as a step in the right direction towards healing the divides created by the presidential election and fostering a sense of unity among the various political parties in the country. It is hoped that the committee will be able to convince the aggrieved candidates to work together with the new administration for the betterment of the country.

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