Tinubu’s Victory: “Don’t Adopt Unity Govt,” President-Elect Gets Tough Message From Tanko Yakassai
- As numerous reactions are coming in concerning Bola Tinubu's victory at the polls, cautionary messages are not left out
- As Tinubu prepares to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has urged the president-elect not to adopt a unity government
- Yakassai was reacting to the suggestion of some political analysts and APC governors who suggested Tinubu should adopt a unity government to douse the current post-election tension
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A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has warned the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
While reacting to Tinubu's victory, Yakassai urged the president-elect not to bow to the pressure of forming a national unity government.
ACF warns Tinubu after election victory
A national unity government or the government of national unity is a broad coalition of all parties (or all major parties), usually formed during a war or national emergency.
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The elder statesman gave the caution during an interview at his residence in Abuja on Wednesday, March 1st, a report by The Punch confirmed.
Yakasai kicked against the recommendation by political analysts and some governors under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying, "it is not good for the development of democracy in any given society."
Tinubu Set to Meet Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Tables Strong Appeal
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, has constituted a reconciliation committee to meet with Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the sake of the country.
Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state, disclosed this on Wednesday, March 1, adding that elders of the All Progressives Congress dominated the committee.
Other presidential candidates the committee will meet are Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Source: Legit.ng