The Chairman, Edo State Media and Publicity Directorate, APC Presidential Campaign Council, John Mayaki, has threatened the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Datti Baba-Ahmed.
Mayaki has asked Datti to withdraw his comments disputing the victory of the APC in the 2023 presidential election.
Datti Baba-Ahmed had challenged Tinubu’s victory in a television interview, while stating that Nigeria’s democracy will end on May 29 if Tinubu is inaugurated.
But speaking on the matter in a chat with Vanguard, Mayaki said apart from sanctioning the station that aired the interview, Datti Baba-Ahmed should also face the full wrath of the law.
He said: “This is not a question of freedom of speech but rather what we must do, as citizens and joint shareholders of our country’s democracy and stability.
“Regardless of anyone’s personal feelings and preference, the election has produced a winner who will be sworn in on the 29th of May in accordance with the laws of this country and the democratic norms we have kept since 1999 when we won back our freedom after years of bloody struggle.
“It is totally unbecoming for somebody to risk all of that just because his wet dream of seizing power was denied by the majority of Nigerians and for him to feel emboldened to go on television to spread inciting and seditious comments. This cannot just end at words; we must take action to ensure that there is never a repeat of such thoughtless action capable of throwing our country into chaos.
“Datti-Ahmed must offer an immediate retraction, complete with an apology to the APC and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, or be brought in to answer for criminal incitement and sedition.
“The media, too, must ensure accountability and deny him access until he atones for his recklessness. This is in keeping with the media’s obligation to defend the truth and objective fact, which includes Bola Tinubu’s standing as the President-Elect.”