S’Court verdict: Aiyedatiwa hails judiciary for ‘upholding justice’

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has hailed the ruling of the Supreme Court, which affirmed his election as the governor of the state.

The Governor who stated this while reacting to the ruling, on his arrival in Akure from Abuja, said the verdict of the Supreme Court revalidated the position of the people of the state who freely cast their ballots on November 16, 2024.

Aiyedatiwa said the judicial victory would spur his government to continue on the trajectory of progress which he has started across the state.

According to him, the verdict further proved that both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal were upholding the principles of justice and fairness.

He said, “It shows that the Supreme Court and the Appeal Court are doing a good job in ensuring that democracy is upheld.

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“The courts have consistently based their judgments on facts and the law, and this ruling is no different. From the analysis by the judiciary, it is clear that our party won the election convincingly, and this has now been reaffirmed at the highest level.

“We are able to get justice from the highest Court of the landland, the Court upheld the concurrent judgement of the trial Court and it shows that out judiciary system are doing great work.

“It was a concurrent judgement at the three levels of the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

“It shows that the case that was taken before the PDP is frivolous and I am so happy that we have come to the end of that particular legal battle.

“Like they always say that electoral matter is so generic, according to the lawyers but by the analysis by the learned counsel leading our cases, and all the explanation we are getting from them we just have the believe that at the end of the day justice will be served.

“This is because we are properly briefed and we believe that the judges will do the right thing and that is exactly what they have done.”

Calling on the opposition to support his administration, Aiyedatiwa said, “I’ve always been telling them that we should save time and resources and let’s work together for the state and empower the people rather than going through long litigation processes.

“They should join us and let’s work together and if they have any idea they should bring to the table so that those of us in government can utilize the idea for the development of the land.”