The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr George Akume has hailed the Supreme Court judgment affirming the electoral victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu via the February 25 presidential election.
According to the SGF, “It is a revalidation of the mandate which the Nigerian people gave him and our electoral process also involves the judicial process. The people spoke loud and clear, some people were aggrieved, reasons they went to the court to the judiciary.
“The highest court, the Supreme Court spoke loud and clear that that mandate was freely given. That is what we want in this country. We want stability, we don’t want distraction, the President has taken off beautifully and he has the interest of the people at heart. So far the choices he’s making are tough but at the end of the day, they will make for a better tomorrow so we are very happy on what has happened today, Nigerians are celebrating,” he said.
Abbas
Similarly, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory over his presidential election opponents at the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Speaker Abbas stated that the victory was not only for President Tinubu and the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, but also for all Nigerians.
The Supreme Court had on Thursday dismissed the appeals filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, as well as their candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively.
The Speaker hailed the judiciary for remaining the last hope of the common man, noting that the judgment by the Supreme Court has further strengthened legal jurisprudence in Nigeria.
He said: “I want to congratulate His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the affirmation of the mandate given to him by Nigerians at the Supreme Court. It is indeed a victory for democracy. The entire judicial process further confirms and solidifies the rule of law in our country.
“It is my sincere hope that the opponents, after exercising their constitutional rights to challenge the electoral victory up to the apex court in the land, will consider working with Mr. President to deliver his ‘Renewed Hope Agenda,’ aimed at addressing the pressing socio-economic and security issues affecting Nigerians.”
Akpabio
In his reaction to the ruling, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the revalidation of his February 25, 2023 election victory by the Supreme Court, describing the decision as reflective of the will of the people.
Senator Akpabio in a congratulatory message to President Tinubu said the decision of the apex court was a welcome relief as it finally unfastens the last bolts to the path for social-political engineering that President Tinubu promised the nation.
“Mr President, I am personally elated that the jurists of the Supreme Court saw through the arguments and even without much technicalities easily confirmed your victory in the poll.
“There is no doubt that victory came at a cost, but Mr President, that makes it even sweeter. I know you have in your years of public service yielded your personal and other comforts for the collective good and what it cost to confirm the victory in the courts should be seen with a similar vista.”
Sanwo-Olu
Also speaking, Governor Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos state described the verdict as historic and the beauty of democracy.
He said: “It’s a beauty of the power of inclusiveness in governance where everybody would have an opportunity to express themselves at the highest level and as a people that is run and governed by a constitution, we all need to abide by this constitution.
“The highest judicial body in our country has expressed themselves very clearly, there were no descending voices there were seven of them that were on the same page.
“That tells us that whatever might have been the differences let us put it behind us, it is a victory for all. I am sure the President must have alluded to that, what we need to now is clear governance.
“I want to wish Mr President all the best, I want to congratulate the judiciary and all of us.and say to every Nigerians that it is time for us to roll off our sleeves.”
Yahaya Bello
On his part, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state said the verdict has enriched the country’s jurisprudence.
“Let me use this opportunity to congratulate Mr President, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but more importantly, let me congratulate all Nigerians, both at home and in the Diaspora. At the same time I congratulate even the opposition political parties.
“This decision of today of the erudite jurists has further enriched our jurisprudence and it is crystal clear to all Nigerians that our President won this election free and fair.
“I also congratulate INEC for a job well done, it couldn’t have been better than this at this time, even though there are areas of improvement, but I congratulate them for taking their time painstakingly to do a good job that has affirmed today by the highest court in the land,” he said.
Dapo Abiodun
Reacting to the judgement, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state said the Supreme Court decision has put to rest all the shenanigans and the rumours and different stories and speculations on social media.
“I had the privilege of being in court and we were not surprised because the Appeal Court had laid the foundation of today’s ruling. The Appeal Court ruled and the five judges at the Appeal Court were unanimous, it was a very meticulous, painstaking judgement that took well over twelve hours. The Appeal Court dealt with every point and I believe that was the foundation of today’s judgement.
