Peoples Democratic Party has urged President-Elect, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari to emulate late South African President, Nelson Mandela who never took sides on issues.
The Deputy National Chairman of the Party, Uche Secondus made this statement while commenting on the utterances Buhari made when stakeholders and traditional rulers from Rivers State visited him last Wednesday in Abuja.
Secondus said “The utterances of the president-elect when he received a delegation of some traditional rules from Rivers State does not portray him as a statesman. He is the president-elect and indeed the father of all. He should exercise caution and restraint in some issues, especially when such issues are still in court.
“The election tribunals in the country and even in Rivers State have just commenced sitting and unguarded statements could be seen as prejudicial and give negative signals.
“The president-elect should emulate Mandela who assumed office as president of South Africa at such a critical time in the history of South.”
Secondus added that the President-Elect shouldn’t make such claims when the issues involved are subject to the decision of election tribunals.
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