Photo: Sen. Grace Bent
Tinubu’s Victory: Sen. Bent urges Atiku, Obi to accept defeat
A former senator for Adamawa South, Sen. Grace Bent, has appealed to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 25 presidential election, and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr Peter Obi, to accept their defeat in good faith.
Bent, who stated this in a statement which she issued on Saturday in Yola, congratulated the president elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and his running mate Sen. Kashim Shettima for a well deserved victory.
“Engaging in a legal tussle on the widely adjudged most credible election will amount to only unnecessary distraction to hold down the process of leadership to thrive.
“The presidential election results were a true reflection of Nigerians’ honest votes, you don’t need to waste your time and resources.
“Going to court will be an exercise in futility with no positive impact in the judiciary and democratic systems.
“I believe in the duo’s style of leadership, the ticket will unite us more than the thinking of many who are selfish to look at it from the religious point of view,” she said.
“I wish them a good tenure in office, I know in their ticket Nigerians will smile again,” Bent added.
Grace Folashade Bent, is a Yoruba woman married to a retired military officer from Adamawa State.
She is touted as the woman who broke the ethnic barrier in Nigeria by being elected as a senator when she defeated many of her opponents in the senatorial election to represent Adamawa South from 2007 to 2011 on the then ruling PDP’s platform.
The beautiful and brilliant former senator is now a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
