By Douglas Baye-Osagie
The choice of words by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike after the Osun election is disturbing. It reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the place of power in a democracy.
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Wike in a press conference said that if President Tinubu had wanted to win Osun “at all costs”, he would have been involved and that Adeleke’s victory showed the Federal Government did not use its influence to manipulate the election.
He — and indeed, not even the President — has the power to determine the outcomes of elections. That power resides solely with the people.
