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General News of Friday, 26 May 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Datti Baba-Ahmed reveals why Tinubu should not be sworn in on May 29

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, 2023 vice presidential candidate of Labour Party Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, 2023 vice presidential candidate of Labour Party

The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has given reasons why Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not be sworn-in on Monday, May 29.

Speaking on what the Nigerian constitution says regarding the swearing-in of the president-elect, he noted that it would amount to anti-democracy.

Datti Baba said this at a meeting with the Labour Party senators-elect, 36 Federal House of Representatives members-elect and other elected officials of the party in Abuja.

In his address via Zoom, Datti said;

"What is about to happen on the 29th of May is outright unconstitutionality, I repeat, outright unconstitutionality. To any effect and for want of time."

He added that it was more extreme of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu to issue Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima the president-elect and vice president-elect the certificates.

"It was reckless of Yakubu to issue that certificate, he is putting all our lives in danger. All of us are at risk, Swearing Tinubu on May 29, he has ended democracy," Datti said.