Lai Mohammed
Opposition lost 2023 poll due to over reliance on social media propaganda, faulty opinion polls – FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has restated President Muhammadu Buhari’s position that the opposition parties lost the 2023 presidential election due to their overconfidence.
The election produced Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as President-elect.
Earlier, President Buhari had stated that opposition parties of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party lost due to overconfidence and lack of strategy.
And now, Lai Mohammed said the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi, and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar lost the election despite gaining traction before the election.
The minister restated the position of Buhari that the opposition in the 2023 presidential election lost in the poll due to their overconfidence, complacency, and bad tactical moves.
“Opposition’s overconfidence going into the election stemmed in part from the blitzkrieg of social media propaganda, as well as faulty and procured opinion polls.
“These were apparently meant to hoodwink their foreign backers and a section of the international media into uncritically reporting that they were coasting home to victory when they were indeed heading into the ravine of defeat,” Mohammed said.
He advised the opposition to stop their “endless gripping over the polls”.
Rather, he said they should give the president accolades for delivering the best election in Nigeria’s history.
“President Muhammadu Buhari lived up to his billing by delivering a free, fair, and credible election, and his legacy is assured.
“The president would rather lose his state and many of his party’s strongholds than tamper with the fidelity of the election,” the minister stated.
He insisted that Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu won the presidential election fair and square, clinching the majority of the votes cast.
Meanwhile, Nigerians are waiting for the Election Petition Tribunal to hold its hearing and give its ruling on the outcome of the election.
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