Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that those opposed to the decision of Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to seek legal redress over the outcome of the 2019 Presidential election, have evil minds.
Speaking on the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal, Obasanjo said that Atiku did the right thing by challenging Buhari's victory.
He said without reasonable cause, that Buhari went to the court to challenge his loss in three elections, wondering why some people were trying to "stop Atiku from going to court".
In a statement on Saturday, Obasanjo revealed that the nullification of the election, which he described as an illegality, has given renewed confidence in the Judiciary.
"While I was in Dubai, to attend the Global Education and Skills Forum meeting, I received the news of the judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, declaring Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the winner of the 2018 Governorship election in the State", Obasanjo said.
"Let me take this opportunity to commend the Tribunal, for its courage in nullifying what was clearly an illegality. This action by the Judicial Officers, albeit a first step in the legal process, gives renewed confidence in the Judiciary, at a time when there are coordinated efforts by some Political Leaders to undermine, if not destroy, it.
"As I have repeatedly said, the world is watching events in Nigeria with keen interest. What we do or do not do right in our electoral process, will have implications not just for Nigeria, but for Africa, and indeed the world. By correcting what was clearly a desperate attempt to change the will of the Osun people, the Tribunal has saved Nigeria from great embarrassment, and started the process of saving and strengthening our democracy.
"Let me also commend Sen. Adeleke for his statesmanship, in going to court to seek justice. This is the right and proper thing to do in any decent society. Going to court must be encouraged, and not discouraged as some people are now attempting to do.
"And if Buhari could go to court three times to seek justice, even without reasonable cause, any Nigerian who feels denied of justice, must feel free to go to court.