The Patriots in Defense of Democracy, a political pressure group, has described as condemnable and unpatriotic calls by some persons for the establishment of an Interim National Government against a democratically elected one.

Co-Convener of the group, Mr Donald Ayibiowo, said this in Abuja while speaking at a solidarity rally organised by them.

According to him, the rally is to redirect ongoing narratives about the Feb.

“This is condemnable, unpatriotic and should be rejected by all men of goodwill, political parties have contested elections and winners had emerged.

“And due process of law is being followed in resolving whatever dispute may have arisen from the election.

“It may not have been the best of elections, but it is credible and majority of Nigerians are happy, and Section 139 of our Constitution says whoever is aggrieved should go to the court,’’ Ayibiowo said.

He added that Section 153 of the Constitution had also made provision for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to superintend over elections in the country.

He pointed out that it was wrong for a group of individuals to discredit an election that produced Governors and lawmakers across the country in its entirety.

He said calling for the annulment of such an election was way out of it and going too far.

Ayibiowu, therefore, called on members of opposition parties to sheath their swords and let peace reign in the country rather that heating up the polity with calls to abort the democratic process.

Convener of the group, Mr Tosin Adeyanju, said the rally was to redirect the perspective making the rounds that those protesting against the election and emergence of Tinubu as President-elect were in the majority.

“They are not in the majority, they are in the minority and very few, just may be one per cent are the ones complaining about the outcome of the election.

“We are therefore here to tell Nigerians that the election was free, fair and credible, and that Tinubu have the support of majority of Nigerians.

“And we will be here, celebrating his victory, eating, drinking and counting down to May 29, his inauguration date,” Adeyanju said.

On how to sustain the rally till May 29, he said there would be voluntary contributions from members of the group.

He noted that the fact that about seven incumbent governors lost their election bid to the Senate was an attestation that the election was free, fair and credible.

This, Adeyaju added, was especially because such had never happened in the country`s political history.

He alleged that in the past, election results were usually written in government houses and in the houses of political big wigs, saying the introduction of BVAS technology by INEC was the game changer.

He recalled that even the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost some of its strong holds such as Zamfara and Lagos States, among others, to opposition political parties.

“By and large, the election was free, fair and credible, but people just want to discredit it, saying it was rigged,” Adeyanju stressed.