{"id":83487,"date":"2023-02-28T20:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/election-result-tinubu-lost-lagos-buhari-told-to-ignore-obasanjo"},"modified":"2023-02-28T21:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:26:27","slug":"election-result-tinubu-lost-lagos-buhari-told-to-ignore-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/election-result-tinubu-lost-lagos-buhari-told-to-ignore-obasanjo","title":{"rendered":"Election result: Tinubu lost Lagos \u2013 Buhari told to ignore Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Retired General Olu Bajowa, a former Adjutant General of the Nigerian Army, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to yield to former President Olusegun Obasanjo\u2019s call for the cancellation of the results of the February 25 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Bajowa, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, specifically described Obasanjo\u2019s call for the cancellation of the election results as undemocratic, insisting that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate (APC), Bola Tinubu, lost Lagos State to his Labour Party counterpart Peter Obi.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo had on Monday called for the cancellation of the result of Saturday\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n<p>Bajowa said that although Obasanjo fought for the unity of Nigeria, his position on the 2023 presidential election results was unpatriotic.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cSuch calls could truncate Nigeria\u2019s democratic process at this very crucial stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI advise President Muhammadu Buhari not to be deterred by the anti-democratic voices making the rounds and not be swayed, deceived, or persuaded to allow anyone to destroy his worthy legacy of excellent service to our great nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA quick glance at the results announced so far by INEC paints a clear picture of the direction to which the voice of the people is tilted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cFor instance, the official release of results so far showed that President Buhari lost Katsina, Bola Tinubu lost Lagos, [Mallam Nasir] El-Rufai lost Kaduna, [Abdullahi] Ganduje lost Kano, [Simon] Lalong lost Plateau.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these [four] states are strongholds of the ruling political party [APC], how else can a process be free, fair, and transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both the PDP, LP, NNPP had also called on INEC to cancel the election due to his refusal to upload results electronically on its website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Retired General Olu Bajowa, a former Adjutant General of the Nigerian Army, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to yield to former President Olusegun Obasanjo\u2019s call for the cancellation of the results of the February 25 presidential election. 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