BREAKING: Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, to open his defence in the criminal defamation case instituted against him over alleged defamatory remarks against President Bola Tinubu.
I REJECT THE CONCOCTED RESULTS OF THE ADC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
Following reports of widespread voter disenfranchisement in most parts of the country during the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Primaries yesterday, I unequivocally reject the concocted results being announced.
I had initially stated that I will only accept the outcome of the Primaries if the process was free, fair, and transparent, and I stand by my word. I will not accept results from a process that does not reflect the values that the ADC had pledged to uphold, to rescue Nigerians from the impunity and gross mismanagement that our country is currently facing in the hands of the ruling party.
Thereβs no way that about eighty percent of members of the party were not allowed to vote, and you expect me to accept such results. Then what makes us different from the others? The whole idea of the ADC was to give the Nigerian people a platform, to amplify the voices of the downtrodden, and make Nigeria a better place for everyone irrespective of backgrounds, ethnicity, or religion.
A party that criticizes the ruling APC and INEC for vote buying, rigging and writing of results, cannot be engaged in vote buying, writing of results, and other electoral malpractices that leads to the disenfranchisement of voters who are party members. This is not acceptable!
- Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
Demanding good governance should never lead to humiliation, intimidation, or torture. I have always believed that the child of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody, but the reality of our system has made that dream difficult for millions of Nigerians.
My crime was believing in a better Nigeria and to demand accountability, justice, and good governance. What I went through, and what I am still going through, has tested me emotionally, mentally, and physically, but it did not break me.
Instead, it made me stronger.
This experience has strengthened my belief that Nigeria can still become the country of our dreams β a nation where hard work, honesty, and dedication matter more than connections or power.
While the matter remains before the court, I will continue to respect the legal process and remain hopeful that justice will prevail.
Nigeria will be great again. Do not give up on our country.
Someday, the child of nobody will truly become somebody without knowing anybody.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria π³π¬
Justice will never be cracked.