A former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, says it would be difficult to achieve one Nigeria if the President-elect Bola Tinubu is sworn in as president.
Mr Ezeife stated this during a TV interview with Arise TV on Thursday.
“The presidential election revealed so many things to Nigerians, and I thank God for that. I thank all the foreign powers who commented on the election and condemned the integrity of the election,” he said.
“I do not believe that Tinubu my friend will be sworn in as president. If that is done, it would be a disaster but I think this thing has opened the eyes of Nigerians.
“We thank the Yoruba, we thank the Hausa, and we thank every group in Nigeria for this openness. We are Nigerians, and I think that is the message. Don’t mind the manipulation.
While expressing optimism for a better Nigeria, the elder statesman urged citizens not be discouraged by the alleged manipulations.
“One must distinguish between the election as conducted and the election as reported. What to do? Some foreign countries are calling for the cancellation. For me, I don’t really think that is the only solution because it costs money.
“How much did we spend in this election? What we have to do is to go back to the documents, go back to all the systems we used and look at the correct results that came out, especially which came out before the problem arose or before the stoppage of the uploading.
“We look at it and declare results based on those results. There is no point going to waste more money. I believe this election has given hope for one Nigeria.”
