The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Nentawe Yiltwada Goshwe, declared the winner of the March 28th gubernatorial election by the Court of Appeal, has welcomed his opponent’s decision to appeal the victory at the Supreme Court.
Addressing APC supporters who trooped out en masse to celebrate the court judgement, Dr Goshwe said his legal team is more than ready to defend the emphatic victory at the apex court of the land.
He said, “It is also my view that this case, which is novel according to the Appeal Court, will set a precedent and add value to our legal jurisprudence.”
“You will recall that immediately after the election umpire erred by announcing my opponent in the PDP as the winner, I admonished you all to remain calm as I will explore every legal means to retrieve your lawful mandate.
“Today, I stand tall to say the outcome of these long months of legal battle from the Tribunal to the Appeal Court has vindicated my inherent belief that I, and indeed the Plateau people, have been shortchanged of the opportunity to witness the implementation of our ACEES agenda, which by now would have started yielding positive results. However, it is better late than never!
“As a principle of personal conviction, I don’t gloat in moments such as this. Instead, I wish to, in all humility, accept this victory as the will of God Almighty for Plateau State.”
He therefore appealed to all political actors across party lines to consider the peace of the land and behave with the utmost sense of patriotism, adding that the vitriolic attacks are unnecessary and admonished all to put Plateau first and stop heating the polity.
Dr Goshwe, who spoke through Comrade Jubril Banchit, further called on his supporters and APC members in general to be magnanimous in victory and celebrate victory with modesty, decorum, and the utmost respect for the sensibilities of the opponents.
He said, “I admonish us all to be practitioners of the decency and decorum we are known for. This victory is not for Nentawe; this victory is for all Plateau people and lovers of democracy and the rule of law.”
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