Sam Amadi, the director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, has corrected his prior declaration that the office of “President-elect is not an official position.”
Insisting that he has a significant case in court that may go either way, Amadi asserted that the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu could be stopped before May 29.
On Thursday, he made his declaration in a post on his Twitter account.
Remember that Amadi claimed that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike likely believed that the position of President-elect was an official one, pointing out that Tinubu’s visit could not be formal.
The announcement came after Wike declared May 3rd a public holiday for the general public to receive Tinubu, who had been invited by the governor.
Different people had interpreted the statement differently.
However, the public affairs analyst used his Twitter account to provide additional clarifications, stating that Tinubu will not necessarily form the next government.
Clarification on the Legal Status of the President-Elect, he wrote.
“@officialABAT has been elected president. He is not the president yet, though.
- He won’t necessarily form the next administration. He is facing a major charge that could end in either favor in court.
- Before the age of 29, the tribunal may halt the inauguration.
“Language corruption leads to corruption in statecraft, as I often emphasize. The judiciary has the authority to revoke a declaration just as the law granted @inecnigeria the authority to do so. If a declaration is legally contested, as it is in this case, there is no constitutional need to take office on May 29.
“The situation is not already set in stone. Some linguistic choices can lead us to believe—in spite of how false—that a declaration by @inecnigeria constitutes a new government. No. Until the ruling of the final court, it does not.
