Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olisa
Agbakoba, believes that President Goodluck Jonathan should be commended
for the peaceful conduct of the election.
In a session with the media in Lagos, Agbakoba commended President
Jonathan for giving room for free and fair elections and for conceding
defeat to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate and
new President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.
The constitutional lawyer said; “Jonathan allowed the democratic
space to open. He allowed multiparty democracy and he allowed free and
fair elections.
“He took the shine off Buhari by calling and conceding, even before
the final result was announced by the Independent National Electoral
Commission.”
Similarly, Agbakoba commended the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru
Jega, for his patience even in the face of outright provocation.
He also praised all Nigerians for their efforts towards the success
of the elections, but noted that voting along ethnic lines was not good
for Nigeria, urging the electorates to see beyond ethnic differences.
The Senior Advocate also congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari on
his victory in the 2015 presidential election and urged him not to
discard the recommendations made from the National Conference.
Agbakoba further called for the creation of a new anti-corruption
framework and the strengthening of Nigeria’s institutions to tackle the
menace.
“We need a new anti-corruption framework because the current one has not worked.
“Let the message be clear that there will be response from government that corruption will be severely punished,” Agbakoba said.
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