May 29: Why Tinubu's Inauguration Could Be Stopped - Sam Amadi Reveals
Afnews Editor
May 04, 2023
May 29: Why Tinubu's Inauguration Could Be Stopped - Sam Amadi Reveals
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The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi has clarified his earlier statement in which he claimed that the "President-elect is not an official position.ÔÇØ
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Amadi claimed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu's inauguration could be stopped before May 29, insisting that he has a serious case in tribunal that could go either way.
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His statement was contained in a post via his Twitter handle on Thursday.
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Recall that Amadi said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State probably thought that the President-elect is an official position, noting that Tinubu's visit cannot be official.
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The statement followed Wike's declaration of Wednesday May 3 as a public holiday for the people to receive Tinubu, who was invited by the governor.
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The statement had attracted mixed interpretations.
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However, the public affairs analyst took to his Twitter handle to make further clarifications, saying it is not automatic that Tinubu will form the next government.
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He wrote, "Clarification on Legal Status of President-Elect.
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"@officialABAT is PRESIDENT-ELECT. But he is not yet President.
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It isn't automatic that he will form the next government. He has a serious case in tribunal that can go either way.
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The tribunal can stop the inauguration before 29.
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"Like I always say, corruption in language leads to corruption in statecraft. Just as the law gave @inecnigeria power to make a declaration, it gives the judiciary the power to reverse it. There's no constitutional duty to inaugurate on May 29 if a declaration is legally challenged as here.
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"There is no fait accompli about the situation. Some use of language can create a false narrative where we believe that a declaration by @inecnigeria no matter how wrong constitutes a new government. No. It does not, until the final court says so.ÔÇØ
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