Aisha Yesufu, popular social critic and a staunch supporter of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has insisted that Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the President by allegedly rigging the 2023 presidential polls.
Recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on March 1 declared Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election held on February 25.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had, on Wednesday, upheld the victory of the former Lagos helmsman, but his challengers have vowed to proceed to the Supreme Court.
Tinubu’s victory is being challenged by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who came second in the election and third-placed Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Yesufu, while speaking in a ‘Mic On’ podcast titled, ‘The PEPC Judgment: Hopes met or dashed’ hosted by Channels TV presenter Seun Okinbaloye on Saturday night, was quoted as saying that Tinubu allegedly rigged his way into the presidency and on that basis will never be seen as her president.
“Tinubu did not win the 2023 presidential election and will never be my president because he rigged his way to be declared the one with the majority votes. And as for me, that is a political coup. That is a civilian coup and it is the mandate of the people that was stolen.
“My focus and other Nigerians now is to ensure getting the mandate back.”
She added that even the Presidential Election Petition Court that gave the verdict that President Tinubu lawfully won the election held on February 25 was wrong, adding, “I stayed for over 13 hours in the court and I heard all the judgement read by the Supreme Court justices. It was all a movie.”
“And there was a trailer before the movie, it began when the former Supreme Court justice, Mary Odili spoke. It already preempted what we expected.”
“Bola Ahmed Tinubu rigged to be declared winner of 2023 election and battling legitimacy.
“That’s what happens when you steal the mandate of the people.
“Let me repeat that Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not my President.”