Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Elder Godsday Orubebe has apologised
for his behaviour at the collation centre in Abuja yesterday morning.
Speaking with
reporters
last night, the PDP party agent, who held up proceedings and used
abusive words on Jega, said he regretted his action and asked Nigerian
to forgive his behaviour.
”Election is a passionate thing and I really regret what took place this
morning. I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level. I
want to apologise particularly to young Nigerians that look up to take
politics as a career to say that what happened was
not intended to cause them any embarrassment.
To Nigerians generally, I regret my actions as even an elder in the
church, and a leader, the young men expected to see a lot from me and I
believe that if there was any disappointment they got from me I apologize to Nigerians and to the youths of this country.”
On President Jonathan conceding defeat, Orubebe said:
“Two things are in place. The president is the president of everybody.
As a statesman and as a president; he has done what he should do.”
On whether the PDP will challenge the result, he said:
“I cannot decide for the PDP. It is a large family. We were sent on an
errand to come back to report. We will go and report to the party and
the party will take the necessary action it has to take.
You remember what happened in Ekiti’s governorship election when the
governor congratulated his opponent and the party went back and said
this is what they have seen. The candidate is not the party, he is a
candidate and he has acted very well as a statesman, and as the
president, the father of all. For us, we are agents to be here to see
what transpired here and give report to them.”
