Comrade Timi Frank, a political activist and former APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary has called on the international community to boycott Bola Tinubu’s inauguration.
Frank urged the US, UK, EU, African Union, and ECOWAS “to as a matter of integrity remain clear from any type of preparations or attendance of the scheduled inauguration,” calling the event illegitimate.
Timi Frank stated Monday in Abuja that the International Community should correctly assess the country’s mood and allow for all litigations and conclusions on the electoral cases in court before supporting the victor of Nigeria’s recent elections.
The Bayelsa-born political activist said that the aftermath of the Presidential results would have turned sour if not for the opposition leaders’ timely plea to their supporters to seek redress through the courts as the sole constitutionally recognised avenue of fighting an illegality.
He said: “As last-minute preparations for the inauguration of an illegality continues to dominate the political and social space in Nigeria, we are poised to advise all intending invitees, especially the international community, to steer clear from any such events, as more Nigerians continue to disassociate themselves from being a part of this grand conspiracy imposed on the Nigerian people by dubious state actors, using instruments of coercion and manipulation in
“Never have we seen such brazen criminality performed by an electoral umpire and the ruling party in disenfranchising the mass of the people by collaborating with other government agencies to achieve victory by any means to a certain candidate.
“By blatantly refusing to follow its own procedure in the final declarations of results as announced earlier to all Nigerians by the INEC chief, it will be safe to conclude that the last-minute change of plans was the final icing on the cake in ensuring that the will of the people is subverted and truncated by any means necessary.
“In light of the aforementioned, I would like to call on all members of the international community, especially the US, UK, EU, AU, ECOWAS, and others, to, as a matter of integrity, refrain from any preparations or participation of the planned inauguration.
“Being there for this all-time charade, which is already subjudice, will give credence to this illegality by the many governments you represent. Before supporting the election winner, you should correctly assess the country’s mood and allow for all litigation and finality on this topic.
Also, the US, UK, and EU embrace constitutional democracy. Hence, the world community must immediately withdraw from plans to attend any inauguration until the judiciary expressly determines the people’s will.”
Frank, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Ambassador to East Africa and the Middle East, said any congratulatory messages or acceptability shown by representatives of various countries in Nigeria “will further suggest that indeed your governments are accomplices in disenfranchising the good people of Nigeria of a functional democracy as practised and preached by your various governments.”
“It would be foolish and disastrous to endorse an unlawful process that forms a government that is clearly not in line with your ideals.
I ask for your cooperation in boycotting invites to undermine our democracy. Let your views be heard once and for all to ensure that all Nigerians follow and recognise the appropriate process leading to a winner.”
