The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has said the case filed by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muahammadu Buhari at the February 23 election would not succeed.
He also accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo as being responsible for the problems of the country.
The Lagos Monarch held that the re-election of Buhari for a second -term in office was a clear proof that only God gives power adding that the victory had demystified Obasanjo whom he also accused of always arrogating to himself the “divine power to choose who leads the country.”
Akiolu, spoke when participants of the Senior Executive Course 41 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, visited him in his palace in Lagos on Wednesday.
The visitors who were on study tour of the state were led by Acting Director of Studies of NIPSS, Dr Nasirudeen Usman.
According to the monarch, the President received his second term mandate from God through the people of Nigeria.
He stated that he had always believed Buhari would win the election and that he was glad Obasanjo had been proved wrong at the end of the day.
“I had said that Buhari would win even before the election, unfortunately, the number one person creating problems in this country is former president Obasanjo.
“He arrogated to himself the powers of the Almighty Allah by saying it was the support he gave to Buhari that made him win the first term.
“Obasanjo said Buhari would not win the second term, but did Buhari not win? Did I not say Obasanjo will be disappointed by the time the results were announced.
“The president’s victory clearly shows power belongs to God only and no man can decide who leads the country”, he added.
The monarch, who called on Atiku to drop his case against Buhari’s election said the case would amount to nought at the end of the day, adding that he strongly believed Buhari had the manadate of Nigerians and would finish his term in office.
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“If anyone of you here is close to Atiku, tell him he can never succeed in what he is doing now.
“Buhari will complete his term in office, but Buhari too has to listen to the people, pray to God and be honest in what he is doing.” he said.
The Oba pleaded with Nigerians to support the President to deliver the goods as he begins his second term in office.
He also advised politicians to put behind them the issues of the last elections and work together for the progress of the country.
Akiolu posited that the problems of insecurity, unemployment and other challenges of the country would be better tackled if citizens joined hands with government to address them.
The monarch appreciated the visit of the NIPSS Executive course participants to the state and the fact their focus was to understand the challenges affecting healthcare delivery system in the state with a view to providing solutions.
Akiolu stressed that qualitative healthcare system was key to improved life expectancy, adding that healthcare and development were closely linked.
He advocated increased budgetary allocation to the health sector in line with World Health Organisation standard.
In a brief remark Usman said the visit was to pay respect to the monarch as it was the norm for participants to visit distinguished personalities wherever they went.
He said further: “Your Royal Highness, you will agree with us that universal healthcare system is quite an issue in the country.
“We have been in the state since the beginning of the week to engage stakeholders in the health delivery sector, to interact with them and find out the challenges facing the sector.
“At the end of the day, we will present a copy of our report to the state government with the expectation that it would implement our recommendations to improve healthcare in the state.”
