The President-elect of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has been instructed not to be recognized by the United States until all pending legal disputes have been resolved.
At its Extraordinary Summit in Washington, DC, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) took this stance.
The Supreme Court, which is the nation’s highest court and the final arbiter of legal matters, was consulted by the coalition, according to information obtained by newsmen from The Sun.
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In a statement titled “The Washington Declaration,” which was signed by Lloyd F. Ukwu, the executive director of NADECO, the US was advised not to hastily accept the proclaimed election winner before enabling the supreme court to certify the results.
The group said “The United States government should withhold any recognition of an incoming Nigerian government until the Supreme Court has thoroughly and transparently examined the 2023 election process and ruled definitively on the results of the 2023 elections in the same manner as the U.S. Government did with the 2022 elections in Kenya; utilize all credible evidence to impose Magnitsky Act sanctions at the earliest possible time frame to punish all those found to have impeded or subverted the 2023 election process exercising all available sanctions on such individuals. NADECO calls on the US Congress to introduce a bipartisan non-binding bill in the US Congress urging the Biden administration to withhold the recognition of the President-elect until the election matters in court have received a finality.
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“That discontent and rejection of electoral process by Nigerians at home and abroad, the Nigeria Supreme Court is urged to rely on the “political question doctrine” to restrain itself from the polarizing nature of its decision regarding the 2023 Presidential Elections, and order INEC to conduct a fresh election which complies with the requirement of the Nigerian Constitution, the 2022 Electoral Act as amended, and INEC’s own guidelines. As part of its order , the Supreme Court may include provisions for the proper assistance to INEC, including from competent foreign agencies and the Nigerian Bar Association, so as to guarantee free and fair elections.”
The coalition also urged the US government to inform the tribunal of all relevant facts against Tinubu and use the Gen. Sani Abacha loot that is currently the subject of asset forfeiture proceedings in US District Court to recompense victims of election violence in Nigeria.
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