By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat amid the ongoing collation of Saturday, 25 February, 2023, presidential election.
While appealing to Atiku to exhibit maturity in accepting defeat, Fayose, who belongs to the same party as the Presidential Candidate, advised that he should take a break and retire to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The Ekiti ex-Governor disclosed this in a tweet he posted on his verified Twitter handle on Monday evening, 27 February, 2023.
“Our candidate, H.E. Atiku Abubakar (aka ‘Atiku is coming’) should accept defeat in maturity and retire peacefully to Dubai. At this juncture, may I say good night and good bye to all you represent,” Fayose said on his twitter handle.
Meanwhile, based on the results of the presidential election released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last night, the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is leading the race to become the next president of Nigeria, while Atiku is second.
