By Sharon Chukwuemeka.
I read a vanguard publication wherein the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary, Hon. Onofiok Luke “appealed to Nigerians not satisfied with the outcome of the 2023 presidential election to wait for the eventual pronouncements of the courts but must allow the swearing of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hold on May 29.” He further asked Nigerians to rally around Tinubu to begin Nigeria’s healing process emphasizing the deep ethnic and religious division across the country.
How do we rally around the problem and promote the problem in the name of solving the problem? What Hon. Oniofok is asking is that Nigerians allow someone who stole from them to keep the stolen item even when we know we can recover that which was stolen. He is asking Nigerians to allow a Muslim-Muslim ticket in order to solve religious divide whereas Muslim-Muslim ticket is against everything that makes for democracy in Nigeria.
For peace to reign, the judiciary must take into account all the evidence against both INEC and Tinubu and deliver a sincere justice. They have to convince Nigerians that Tinubu was in the first place eligible to contest for presidency and that INEC did not rig the election in favour of Asiwaju. Asking PDP and LP to go to court and then turn around to ask that they allow Tinubu to be sworn in to avoid the problems he created is ridiculous. What healing will come from forcing Tinubu on Nigerians? What peace will come from ignoring all the criminal cases against him? Absolutely no peace! Peace will come from doing the right thing!
Sharon writes for PO Express Media, POEM.
