President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to join hands with him to rebuild Nigeria, following the Supreme Court judgement which affirmed his victory at the February 25 Presidential election.
The President, while reacting to the verdict of the John Okoro-led panel at the Supreme Court on the Presidential Election petitions.
The judgement was on the petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Tinubu said, “The court has done justice to all issues put up for consideration in the petitions on the merits of the law, without fear or favour.
”There is no doubt, with the profound judgment of today, that our electoral jurisprudence and constitutional democracy are further consolidated and embedded more indelibly in our national identity because of the diligence and undaunted professionalism of the Honourable Justices who presided over the matter”, he stated.
The President stated that while the verdict has laid to rest the agitating discourse over who won the 2023 Presidential election and met the constitutional requirements laid out by law, the judgment has rekindled his faith in the judiciary.
He declared that the victory has further energised and strengthened his commitment to continue to serve all Nigerians of all political persuasions, tribes, and faiths with honour and total respect for the diverse opinions and uniting values of citizens.
Meanwhile, the State House, Presidential Villa, became a beehive of activities on Thursday, following the ruling of the Supreme Court upholding the Sept. 26 judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu.
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, one of the arrivals, described the judgement as “well deserved”. He noted that the President deserved the victory and worked hard to convince Nigerians who overwhelmingly voted for him during the February 25 Presidential election.
Other early arrivals include Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All-Progressive Congress (APC), Duoye Diri, Bayelsa State Governor; Governor Dapo Abiodun, of Ogun State; Ya’u Darazo, Political Adviser to the President. They were joined by Hyacinth Alia, of Benue State and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, who were also on hand to savour the victory with the President.
As at the time of filing this report, more Governors, especially those elected on the APC platform, several top government officials, politicians and well wishes were still trouping in to felicitate with the President.
