TODAY, in history, is the 2nd anniversary of that House of Representatives election that I convincingly won, but the mandate which I was denied in Oshodi/Isolo constituency 1 area of Lagos State.
Happy anniversary to the man, who is using my INEC Certificate of Returns, at the moment, in Abuja.
That Distinguished Honourable, who won as an APC candidate on the platform of Labour Party.
Happy anniversary to all the trusted associates on the project, who betrayed the course – I am not the one they betrayed, but their conscience and their God.
Happy anniversary to INEC, who gave my Certificate of Returns to somebody else.
Happy anniversary to all the good people of Oshodi/Isolo constituency 1, who came out en mass to give my project all the much valued and appreciated supports, worked so hard and voted for me on that fateful day, but their efforts were unfortunately truncated and their votes wasted at the end of the whole shambolic exercise.
They were simply denied the right to choose, who they truly wanted to represent their constituency in the currently running 10th National Assembly administration in Nigeria.
Happy anniversary to all those, who called me on phone that horrible night from the inside and outside the collation centre, jubilating and celebrating, that I won the election, but for them to wake up in the morning and their joy, were cut short and disappointed by the compromising machinations of all those, who took the mandate away from us.
Happy anniversary to Nigerians for the kind of ‘democracy’ our country is practising.
Happy anniversary to all those Nigerians, who were happy, or disappointed in the way and manner INEC conducted that 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
Happy anniversary to me for all I lost and haven’t yet recovered up till today.
However, like in the case of the Late MKO Abiola, the President elect in the June 12, 1993 presidential election, those who took my own mandate away from me too, would have a re-think and write their own book as well someday, that I was indeed the rightful winner of that election.
History will always be the tormentor of bad people in every society.
‘Happy’ anniversary Nigeria!
– Olukayode Salako (Hon.),
Candidate ‘Elect’, House Of Representatives Election, Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 1, in 2023.
