Arewa Elders Reveal Reason Tinubu Must Be Sworn in on May 29

• The Monday, May 29, handover ceremony has continued to generate mixed reactions in the polity after the DSS revealed the plot by some politicians to install an interim government
• The Arewa elders, while reacting to the development, insisted that Bola Tinubu, president-elect, must be sworn in on May 29
• The group maintained that their quest to protect the nation's democracy still stands firm and is not shaken

A coalition of Arewa elders has insisted that the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must be sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023, having met the constitutional requirement to win the February 25 presidential election.

The elders' made this assertion while cautioning those calling for an interim government in the country to desist forthwith, The Cable reported.

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The group's position was contained in a communique read by Suleiman Usman Jere, chairman of the coalition, at the end of a meeting on Tuesday, April 11, in Kaduna.

The northern elders said those calling for an interim government should be arrested and prosecuted, The Nation added.

The Coalition of Northern Elders demanded the arrest of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, noting he has continued to display anti-democratic tendencies, capable of causing civil disobedience and threats.

Atiku asks Code of Conduct Bureau to dismiss APC chieftain's suit, gives reason

In another report, Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, asked the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to drop its investigation against him.

Atiku, through his lawyers, said the CCB should drop the petition filed by the minister of state for labour and employment and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Festus Keyamo.

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They made the demand in a letter dated April 7, stating that the petition is sub judice because the APC chieftain has also filed the matter at the federal high court in Abuja.

“Ignore opposition, APC won” - Tinubu tells foreign media

Representatives of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, April 12, finally addressed the February 25 presidential election victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The APC team, led by Festus Keyamo, the chief spokesperson of the Tinubu Campaign and minister of state for labour, told the international media that the party's candidate won the February 25 polls contrary to the claims of opposition parties.

The team insisted the 2023 polls were free and fair and noted that President Muhammadu Buhari Administration ensured a level playing via no interference.

Source: Legit.ng