The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Tinubu/Shettima 2023 has called on the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi to withdraw their case against President Bola Tinubu.
The coalition, which campaigned as as Civil Society Organisations for Tinubu’s presidency during the 2023 general elections, said it became imperative to call on all selfless, well- meaning Nigerians and patriots across party lines to shield their swords and embrace the transformational government of national unity and all-inclusiveness being led by the current administration.
Atiku and Obi are currently in court to challenge the declaration of Tinubu of APC as the winner of the presidential election held on February 25.
Speaking at a press conference Wednesday in Abuja, the National Coordinator of the group, Dr. Lilian Ogbole, said the only way to prove to the world that indeed, their struggles are not personal and selfish, but rather in national interest, is to join hand with Tinubu to move Nigeria forward.
Dr. Ogbole said it was no news that well-meaning Nigerians all over the world and the international community at large are applauding and giving the president ovations for his decisiveness in tackling and containing serious national issues, and the transformational reforms and socio-economic policies and initiatives he has brought to the table in less than 30 days in office.
She added that the Tinubu-led administration has shown that it was ready to work assiduously to install peace, development and progress in Nigeria.
She said these bold steps are gradually resulting in accelerated relief and reassurance of hope in the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda for not just Nigerians but the entire African continent.
Her words: “We resolved to say unequivocally loud and clear, here and now that the victory in the last presidential election is a victory for all Nigerians regardless of their political affiliation and alignment, religion or tribe, it is indeed a victory for Africa, the entire black race and of course victory for the entire world and humanity at large; it was a no victor no vanquish election.”
The coalition pointed out that Tinubu’s government has thus far proved beyond every reasonable doubt to be transformational in nature with huge potential to reunite, revitalize, renew and reposition Nigeria for breakthrough to an uninterrupted era of progress and prosperity, hence the need for all hands to be on deck.
It said: “Even though we are aware that it is the fundamental right of all aggrieved candidates to seek for a redress in the court of law, in national interest we wish to us this avenue to crave the indulgence of all aggrieved candidates who are seeking for redress in the tribunal to withdraw their litigations against the president and join hands with him in the proposed national unity and all inclusive government.”
The coalition noted that it was certain that the priority of all candidates of other political parties was to do same selflessly in national interest since Tinubu was playing out their intentions they could and should go a step further to synergize with him to achieve the same patriotic purpose in national interest.
It also called on all elder statesmen across the country to invite all aggrieved parties to a round table meeting and appeal to them not to subvert the will of the people through distractions, but join hands with the government that was willingly elected by Nigerians to change their story through unprecedented development for the betterment of all and sundry.
“We are also using this opportunity to call on all our elder states man from across the length and breadth of Nigeria to swiftly without further delays invite all aggrieved parties to a round table meeting and appeal to them not to subvert the will of the people through distractions but to join hands with the government that was willingly elected by Nigerians to change their story through unprecedented development for the betterment of all and Sundry.
“You will agree with us that it is certainly not the time for further distractions; it is time to move Nigeria forward in a positive direction.
“This is a call for unity government in national interest,” Ogbole said