Resolve perceived electoral irregularities through constitutional means, not call for cancellation - Ex TUC President
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Resolve perceived electoral irregularities through constitutional means, not call for cancellation - Ex TUC President

March 1, 2023

Resolve perceived electoral irregularities through constitutional means, not call for cancellation - Ex TUC President

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A former President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Chief Shina Luwoye has appealed to aggrieved politicians occasioned by the just concluded presidential and national assembly election to resolve their grievances through constitutional means.

Chief Luwoye, the President of the Egba Economic Summit, described the call for cancellations of the election results from some quarters as hasty, wasteful and retrogressive.

He called on Nigerians to exercise extreme caution on the elections by being circumspect, patriotic and responsible in their comments.

Chief Luwoye, who gave this advice in a release, Wednesday, posited that such calls for cancellation will have negative humongous impact on the micro and macro economic indices and worsen the hardships currently being endured by hapless Nigerians.

Chief Luwoye, said the Constitutional provisions for addressing electoral disputes were adequate and should be exhaustively explored as "calling for cancellation amounted to throwing the baby out with the bath water".

"Elections have been concluded and results have been collated up to state levels. Obviously, the winner has emerged at all levels.

"Any cancellation at this point shall amount to annulments of the election with grave consequences for any rerun and these could terminate our nascent democracy.

"These are the consequences of these evil propositions and must be rejected and resisted by all persons and institutions in Nigeria," he added.

He congratulated the National Legislators-Elect from Ogun Central and reminded them of the need to make life changing laws that will not only make life more abundant for people but also deepen and safe guard our democratic experience.

He expressed the readiness of Egba Economic Summit to collaborate with the Senator and other members of the National Assembly in working through with the Egba agenda for the 10th Assembly notably on the desire of Egba Nation to host the University of Medical Sciences and a Free Trade Zone.

"After 24 years of unbroken democracy, it behooves on us all to be mindful of our utterances, actions, thoughts and relationship with fellow Nigerians by being considerate, tolerant and loving.

“We must not allow the labours of our heroes past to be in vain," the statement concluded.

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