Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential election, has emphasised that a coup d’etat is not the solution to disputed election.
Keyamo issued this warning in a tweet on Saturday in the aftermath of the recent coup in Niger, advising people seeking redress through constitutional channels.
“The earlier we realise that a coup d’etat is not a solution to disputed elections in Africa, the better for us. Almost all elections in Africa have always been disputed anyway.
“Whilst there are constitutional means to seek redress in a disputed election, there is no means to seek redress for a coup, because even the Constitution itself would be suspended when a coup happens,” Keyamo warned.
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“We must learn to subject ourselves to the constitutional order of addressing disputed elections and election grievances, even when our faith in some institutions are shaky.
“Our President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT, as Opposition leader, demonstrated this fine democratic attribute of fighting electoral injustice through constitutional means and not by supporting or calling for coups; and he succeeded at the end. The Opposition should be humble enough to learn from him,” he added.
