Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has asked the
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just
concluded election, Atiku Abubakar, to show the spirit of sportsmanship and
call President Buhari to concede defeat.
Okorocha in an interview with newsmen in Owerri, the state
capital this morning, said wisdom calls for Atiku to congratulate President
Buhari on his re-election victory.
“Wisdom calls for the PDP candidate to congratulate him
(Buhari), to show appreciation because when you don’t do that, people will
begin to think that you are doing this for selfish reasons. Nigeria is bigger
than all of us, leaders must learn to make sacrifices where possible, not to
their own comfort but to the comfort of the nation. That is what leadership is
all about,” he said
Atiku has since issued a statement saying he will not
concede defeat and will not call President Buhari who has since been declared
winner of the 2019 poll. Atiku says the election was marred by electoral
malpractice.
