"ACCEPT RESULTSALTS" OBASANJO ADVISES CONTESTANTS
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Saturday advised winners of the presidential and the National Assembly
elections to show magnanimity in victory, saying losers should also accept
defeat.
The former President said, “In
any competition, there will always be winners and losers. That is what anybody
in any competition must be prepared for as a good sportsman. Whoever that wins
should show magnanimity. If I lose, I will also bow down graciously. That is
what any competition is all about.
“If your purpose of going for any competition
is that you must win at all costs, then that is no longer a competition. I know
INEC will make amends for the shortcomings ahead of the next elections.”
Obasanjo arrived at Ward 11, Unit 22, Olusomi
Compound, Totoro Road, Sokori, Abeokuta North Local Government Area, in a black
Lexus Jeep marked AAD 24 TF (Ogun), at 11:10am and cast his votes at 11:15am.
He however, spoke on the challenge he
encountered at his polling unit over the delay in getting the election
materials available.
He said, “I am here to perform my civic duty
and cast my votes. I believe, in my in polling centre, there was a little
delay.
“The election materials arrived late. Voting
was delayed by three hours, which can be accommodated. Other than that, the
process is going smoothly.
“I went through the process. They put my PVC
in the card reader. Then, they have a bit of problems sorting my thumb print.
When they were able to sort it out, they made me to go through the process of
voting.
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