By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
A former Chief of Army and Defence Staff, General Akinrinade Alani, has faulted President Obasanjo’s call for the suspension of the collation of results of the presidential election.
In a press statement released to the public on Tuesday and titled, “An Interloping Former President is a Danger to Democracy”, General Akinrinade condemned the former president’s stance on the ongoing presidential election.
The retired soldier said, “The recent statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the recently concluded elections must be condemned in the strongest terms by democracy loving Nigerians and those who care about the unity of this country.”
President Obasanjo in a press statement had earlier requested for the stoppage of collation of result on ground of electoral malpractices.
General Akinrinade further stated that, as Obasanjo’s contemporary, who fought for the unity of this country, he finds it disturbing that Obasanjo made such suggestion.
He therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore Obasanjo’s vituperation and focus on the lawful process.
He noted that he is confident President Muhammadu Buhari will let the process run its full course and will not intervene in an undemocratic manner.