Former Vice
President Atiku Abubakar has advised re-elected Governor Segun Mimiko of Ondo
State to unite everybody him in the next challenges of consolidating the gains
of democratic governance in the State.
According to Atiku,
despite the acrimonious tone of the campaign language, the will of the voters
had ultimately prevailed and therefore, urged those who lost the keenly
contested election to demonstrate sportsmanship by putting the higher interest
of Ondo State above personal ambitions or bitterness.
The former Vice
President noted that politicians should be united by the desire to promote the
common good of the people, regardless of which platforms they seek to realise
their ambitions.
Atiku said that
opposition politics was often misconstrued in Africa to mean a contest between
friends and enemies. He, however, observed that opposition politics had its
merits because it might help those in power to hear unpleasant truth, which
their friends would not have the courage to tell them.
Rather than
perceiving political opponents as enemies, the former Vice President advised
leaders and parties to be liberal enough to accept the reality and necessity of
opposition at whatever level they dominate power.
On the Independent
National Electoral Commission, Atiku advised the election umpire to use the
perceived shortcomings of the Ondo election as a guide to conduct better
elections in the future.
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