Archbishop of the Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Onaiyekan, has rejected the victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 presidential election.
He said he was still waiting for the courts to tell whom the winner was.
Onaiyekan said this during a programme on Channels Television on Thursday.
The cleric, who was among those who rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress, said no one should be sworn in until the courts decided.
He was, however, silent on what should happen on May 29, when the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari ends.
He said: “There are cases in court that have not been disposed of. That is why we are in an anomalous situation. We have a president-elect whose election is being challenged and the court is handling it.
“I’m still waiting for the court to tell me who won the election. It doesn’t make much sense to be swearing in people when they are still in court. I know it has happened with governors, but the outcome has not been the best of all cases.
I think we need to review our election process, so we do have a winner who will be sworn in and whom everybody would rally around. It is a pity that it is taking longer for the court to come to its decision.
“My problem is that the whole system of our election must be properly reviewed so that it would be easier for winners to emerge according to the wishes of the people. It is not right to have a system that is constantly contested. We should find out why is every election being contested.”
