Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the well-deserved victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which on Wednesday in Abuja delivered its verdict in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the president.
Sanwo-Olu, who also congratulated the leadership and members of the ruling APC and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora “on this very landmark judicial victory,” said this in his reaction contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Gboyega Akosile, noting that APC members across Nigeria and President Tinubu worked very hard for the victory enjoyed at the February 25th presidential election.
The governor further described the Tribunal’s decision, which was in favour of the president, as comforting, saying it was also an affirmation of the will of over eight million Nigerians who filed out to cast their ballots for the APC and President Tinubu as their choice.
According to Sanwo-Olu, Nigerians had spoken through the ballots, saying that the Court had also validated the citizens’ decision by today’s judicial pronouncements, which upheld the victory of President Tinubu during the 2023 presidential poll.
Speaking further, Sanwo-Olu said millions of Nigerians were not in doubt as regards the mandate freely given to President Tinubu to steer the ship of the country for four years based on his track records and laudable achievements as two-term Governor of Lagos State.
“What we are witnessing today is the beauty of democracy and the rule of law. We had an election in February this year where over eight million Nigerians voted to elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We ordinarily thought that the losers should have displayed a good spirit of sportsmanship by congratulating the winner (President Tinubu) but they chose to contest the election results, which is within their rights. Now that the election and the results have been upheld by the Court, I hope they will do the needful.
“I congratulate the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, on his well-deserved victory at the Presidential Election Tribunal Court.
“I also congratulate the leadership and members of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this very landmark judicial victory,” by e said.
The governor, therefore, enjoined Nigerians across party divides to team up with President Tinubu to deliver the real dividends of democracy to them through the Renewed Hope agenda of his administration, saying today’s judicial verdict is a victory for democracy and the rule of law.
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