People’s Democratic Party (PDP) victory in the recently held governor’s election in Osun state has prompted a response from the Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), a pressure group backing Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) was urged to prepare for the presidential election the following year rather than feeling defeated by the outcome.
There is no reason for us to be spending our time on the recently finished election in Osun State, according to a statement signed by the National Coordinator, AbdulHakeem Alawuje, and distributed on Sunday to pressmen in Kaduna.
The Tinubu group, however, demanded a review of its operations as opposed to allowing the results of the Osun elections to negatively affect them.
He noted that “all that is required now is, we only need to adjust against future, noting that “the election has come and gone, so It must not be a thing to worry about as sometimes challenges are good for one to major up for future challenges.”
According to him, “We also call on those who are leaders of the Tinubu Campaign Council not to undermine other groups who can bring victory to the party and the presidential candidate.”
He added that the “undisputable truth that is far beyond the interests of ethnicity and religion, is that Tinubu’s opponents are out to hide behind sentiments.
“Let us calm down so that we can be able to see who are the contestants, what are their past and track records, keeping political sentiments aside?
“The only problem we have in Nigeria is that we refuse to identify individual differences; we are trying to ignore them. But, the natural fundamental principles of life will not allow things to work seamlessly until we identify and know how to meet up with individuals’ needs without tampering with the individuals’ rights.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) then urged Nigerians to understand that if we vote with our emotions, the elected winner must at least hold that office for a while before we can have another chance to change him or her. As a result, our eyes will become clear immediately after the elections, and we will then continue facing the unpleasant consequences of the sentimental decisions we made by voting with our biases.
“What we need to work on is good governance, how to make our nation work for all, how to improve our national services, and how to advance our economic system etc.,” the statement declared.
