Nigerian women on Friday had a two million woman rally in Abuja to appeal to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election to congratulate his opponent, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress to concede defeat.
However, Atiku has vowed to go to court, alleging that he was rigged.
According to Vanguard, the women, under the aegis of Two Million Woman Rally for Democracy in Nigeria, Peace and Stability kick-started their match at the Unity Fountain down to Hilton Area before proceeding to the Force headquarters, Eagle Square and back to Unity Fountain.
They called on Atiku to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan and congratulate Atiku on his victory.
Speaking during the rally, the convener, Mary Onuche, called on Atiku to save Nigeria from anarchy and embrace his brother. Onuche also called on Buhari not to disappoint Nigerians who have overwhenmingly voted him for another term.
’We therefore call on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to emulate the statesmanship of President Jonathan and quit his on-going disruptive stance on the election.’she said
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