The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the affirmation of his election on by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Ajaka in his congratulatory message said the apex court had indeed validated the mandate given to President Tinubu in it’s unanimous verdict which dismissed all the issues raised against his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu. and made available to news men in Abuja.
According to him, “The mandate freely given to you by Nigerians has been affirmed and validated by the highest court in the land today. Congratulations Your Excellency.”
He urged the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, Peter Obi respectively to accept Tinubu’s appeal for cooperation to move the country forward.
According to him,”I equally commend the two leading runner up candidates for enriching our democracy and jurisprudence. They are indeed democrats, but they should accept the reality that all avenue for redress had been exhausted.
“As patriots and statesmen they must now rise above the discord of the elections to support Mr President in rescuing our country from its present dire.”
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