The United States, United Kingdom, African Union, Economic of West African States and other members of the international community, have been urged to boycott the inauguration of President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, slated to take place May 29, 2023.
Timi Frank, A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took the position in a statement, saying it would be in the best interest of the international community to properly ascertain the mood of the country and allow for all litigations and closure on the outcome the electoral cases in court before lending support to whoever is declared as the authentic winner of the recently conducted elections in Nigeria.
He said the international community should as a matter of integrity steer clear from any form of preparations or attendance of the planned inauguration.
He s said: “As last minute preparations for the inauguration of an illegality continues to dominate the political and social space in Nigeria, we are poised to advise all intending invitees especially the international community to steer clear from any of such events, as more Nigerians continue to disassociate themselves from being a part of this grand conspiracy foisted on the Nigerian people by dubious state actors, using instruments of coercion and manipulation in subverting the will of the people.
“Never have we witnessed such brazen criminality perpetrated by an electoral umpire and the ruling party in disenfranchising the majority of the people by conniving with other agencies of government to ensure victory by all means to a particular candidate.
“The hasty announcement of the Presidential results by the electoral umpire, who is also a major accomplice in this regard, came as a shock to many, when the electoral body itself failed to use its own stipulated guidelines in the declaration of results.”