Atiku/Obi Sacrificed Their Victory Before Election:Soyinka.

 

Prof. Wole Soginka on Saturday  disclosed  that Peter Obi of Labour Party   and Atiku Abubakar of PDP   had already  sacrificed their victory even before voting nothing that   they got it wrong when they splited PDP.

In a statement, Soyinka argued that the mistake we all continue to make is our insistence on regarding the recent Nigerian elections as an adversarial thriller. 

"The contrary is the truth. The ballot tally accurately reflected what happens when a political party splits itself in two, especially so critically close to an election. What promised to be a spectacular contest is transformed into a Feast of Voluntary Donation of the spoils of war.   

"That, however, is not always the ultimate destination. The re-gifting may continue, prodded by a sudden surge of regret. There remains, lurking in the background, a far more potent beneficiary. In this case, we easily recall it as the unregistered but loudly canvassed IPP – the Interim 

Peoples Party, usually to be found in bed with the military.

"The last word belongs to the Supreme Court. Until that conclusive hour, wherever and whenever the subject turns to the Nigerian elections, my contribution can be taken for granted in advance:  

"Peter Obi did not win the Nigerian 2023 elections. Jointly with his erstwhile colleague of the PDP, Abubakar Atiku, they donated the outcome, even before the voting.

"Let politicians and their cohorts learn to take responsibility for the consequences of their choices within democratic options."