The Northern Yoruba Elders Discussion board has asserted that it’s going to not contain itself in native politics regarding the Kano state governorship battle at the moment on the Supreme Court docket however as an alternative seeks peace.
Recall that each the petition tribunal and attraction courts have overturned the election of Governor Yusuf Abba in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Nasir Gawuna.
Nonetheless, the Yoruba Elders Discussion board maintained that the selections of the courts should be revered.
It additionally instructed that fostering peaceable coexistence among the many numerous communities within the area is sacrosanct.
Their place was articulated in an announcement issued by Elder Durojaiye Babalola on the finish of their assembly in Kaduna on Saturday.
To this finish, the discussion board acknowledged “the influential function of conventional leaders in our society. In gentle of this, we urge foremost Yoruba Conventional Leaders such because the Ooni of Ife, the Alaafin of Oyo, and the Oba of Lagos, and different leaders of thought such because the revered former APC Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, to have interaction with our son, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Our attraction is for him to not intrude with the choice of the Supreme Court docket however to permit the wheel of justice to prevail within the case of the Kano State gubernatorial election.
“Recognising that the folks of Kano State have expressed their will on the poll field, the Yoruba Elders Discussion board emphasizes the significance of upholding the democratic course of.
“It’s incumbent on all involved events to respect the overwhelming alternative of the folks as declared by the Tribunal and Attraction Courts. We affirm that the desire of the folks ought to prevail within the democratic area.
“The Yoruba folks in Kano State and the North are recognized for his or her peace-loving nature. Regardless of the interior political dynamics in Kano State, we affirm our dedication to not being drawn into native politics.
“We insist that the selections of the courts should be revered, fostering peaceable coexistence among the many numerous communities within the area.
“We warning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in opposition to succumbing to sentiments and feelings that will compromise the desire of the folks of Kano State.
“It’s crucial that he doesn’t play into the palms of propaganda orchestrated by the NNPP, particularly because the Tribunal overturned its perceived victory, a choice validated by the Attraction Court docket.
“It must be famous for all Nigerians to grasp that Governors have been eliminated by the courts earlier than, and the Kano scenario can’t be the primary and will definitely not be the final.
“The Discussion board makes use of the medium to understand Vice President Kashim Shetimma and the APC Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for the overwhelming help they gave our son, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu earlier than, throughout, and after the Normal Elections.
“It’s such a present of help and solidarity throughout Niger that continues to cement the unity of the nation in its quest for greatness. In conclusion, this communiqué underscores the ability of democracy and the folks’s will.
To this finish, it advocates for the rule of legislation to be upheld in Kano State and throughout your complete nation.
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