Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday, replied to the recent comments by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just-concluded presidential election, should be accepted as the will of God.
Recall that Hajia Aisha Buhari, last week, described the victory of APC’s Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential poll as the will of God.
“Regardless of our interests and diversity, we should all accept it as the will of Almighty God; we wouldn’t have done it without His grace.
“It is a victory for all Nigerians. I am optimistic that the President-elect will not betray the trust and confidence that Nigerians reposed in him. It is now time to move on and focus on the path of `a renewed hope’ for Nigerian women and youths,” she said.
But reacting in a post-election interview with Arise Television, Mr. Obi faulted the First Lady’s comment saying God’s wish is doing the right things and not vice-versa.
When asked if he would accept Tinubu’s victory as the wish of God as some religious leaders rightly claimed, he emphatically answered; “What they are actually preaching is the problem of Nigeria. The problem of Nigeria is accepting wrongdoing and what is unacceptable.
“That is using God’s name in vain. That is not what God is saying. God said do not use My name in vain.
“So, what they are saying is not God’s wish; it is not God’s plan for Nigeria,” he said.
