Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat in maturity and retire peacefully to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Fayose, in a series of tweets on Monday night, also said the PDP couldn’t have won the presidential election with a fractured party that saw the exit of Kwankanso, Obi and the existence of the G5 Governors.
Although the Independent National Electoral Commission is yet to announce the winner of the presidential elections, Atiku failed to win most of the South-East and South-South States which had been the PDP stronghold in past elections.
Fayose wrote: “Our candidate, H.E. Atiku Abubakar (aka ‘Atiku is coming’) should accept defeat in maturity and retire peacefully to Dubai. At this juncture, may I say good night and goodbye to all you represent.
“Therefore, no sense of comradeship with Obi will work. After all, they knew his potential, yet, he was not deemed fit for the party’s ticket and he was eased out. Today, he has retired all of them.
“The present managers of the PDP need to be told that the sympathy of Nigerians is not for the party. They should stop hiding under Peter Obi’s LP to pretend to have a sense of patriotism that they don’t have.
“Most importantly, an election is a process and those not satisfied can vent their anger in court. It is therefore time to allow Nigeria and Nigerians to move on. If you think Nigerians love or still want PDP as an alternative, by now the message should be instructive.
“Almighty’ Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman even lost his Ward and Local Government to another party after cashing out like a man struck and stuck with poverty. As it is now, PDP turning around to cry foul has no place with Nigerians. Not at all.
“In life, they say what goes round comes round. Beyond this, does the PDP wants to win an election with the fractured party that it is now? Kwankanso, Obi, etc were driven out of the party and they claimed they can win without the G5 Governors.
“However, I cannot but berate the PDP which has no moral right to cry foul. Those handling the party obviously knew this was going to be the outcome and possibly the end of their arrogance and sense of entitlement, especially bearing in mind they were the 2015 traitors.
“I commend the courage and resilience of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate HE. Peter Obi, for his uncommon and unprecedented outing and the outcome of this election. It is not unexpected going by the support he enjoys with Nigerians.”