AFENIFERE says it recognises Bola Tinubu’s election as the president-elect of Nigeria.
The pan-Yoruba organisation in a statement on Wednesday, dismissed claims of rubbishing Tinubu’s election, saying that any contrary opinion in form of rumour or speculation should be ignored by the public.
“My attention has been drawn to the communique purportedly issued after a meeting that was held on Tuesday, March 27, at Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State,” the statement signed by Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti said.
“This statement is being issued because of the content of the said document. Section 2.02 of the document claims that ‘the results of the lawful votes at the Presidential election available to the Afenifere through credible sources confirm that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, won the said election’’.
“Afenifere could not have asserted that someone, other than the person declared by the body duly authorised by the Constitution and other extant laws of the land, is the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, in Nigeria.
“The body mandated to conduct elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), after the completion of this year’s presidential election on February 25th, has declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu as the winner of the said election. Our National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Comrade Jare Ajayi, issued a congratulatory message to the President-elect after he had been issued a Certificate of Return by INEC.”
