STOP MANIPULATING THE CONSTITUTION FOR POLITICAL GAINS – DR. ADEWUNMI
By Trek Africa Newspaper
A Political Scientist, Dr. Babatunde Adewunmi has cautioned Nigerians from manipulating sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in order to get perceived political gains. He told Trek Africa Newspaper that the 2023 presidential elections was one of the most heated contests ever in the history of Nigeria.
Describing the recently concluded Presidential Election as highly competitive, he noted that if the election was rigged as claimed in some quarters, Peter Obi could not have won Asiwaju Tinubu in Lagos while Atiku Abubakar would not have defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in his home state of Katsina. Therefore, he wondered why people will toy with the Constitution on votes required for a President to emerge at the just-concluded polls.
For Adewunmi, that the margin between the first three contenders was so close shows that the votes of the people counted at the Election. He, however, said that the decision of the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP to head to the court is in line with the democratic tenets.
In his review of the outcome of the election, the Political scientist said there were reports of an attempt to hack the INEC server when the exercise was on. The fact that INEC could not immediately upload the results from the Presidential election could not have undermined the process. On what is required to win the Presidential election, Dr Adewunmi cautioned Nigerians against any attempt to manipulate or misinterpret Section 299 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
He expressed belief that there was nothing to discourage Nigerians to return to the poll during the March 11th Governorship and House of Assembly Elections.
For the President-elect, Dr. Adewunmi strongly believe that Asiwaju Tinubu will select competent Nigerians to work with him in order to change the narratives and reposition the nation’s economy.
