Ganduje to PDP, LP: Accept tribunal judgement in good faith

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has commended the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023, presidential election.

Ganduje described the judgement as thorough, saying it addressed all the issues raised by the petitioners.

The immediate past governor of Kano State, however, enjoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) to accept the verdict of the tribunal in good faith, saying it was in tandem with the tenets of democracy and the rule of law.

Ganduje also urged the parties to work with Tinubu’s administration to address the challenges facing the country.

He said these in a statement he personally issued on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.

The APC chairman described the verdict of the court as a true reflection of the presidential election, assuring that President Tinubu-led administration would surely live up to his electoral promises to reposition the country and achieve the desired growth and progress.

Ganduje noted that the resolve by the PDP and LP presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi, respectively, to challenge President Tinubu’s victory at the tribunal spoke volumes of their faith in the nation’s judicial system.

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He said: “I had no doubt whatsoever in my mind that the President would come out victorious, considering the massive support Nigerians gave him and our party the APC before and during the Presidential Election.

“May I also congratulate the Nigerian Judiciary for adjudicating on the issues arising from the presidential election without fear and favour by doing the right thing. With this judgment, a precedent has been set for electoral matters in the country.

“The judgement attests to the fact that the rule of law would always reign supreme and our hard-earned democracy would further continue to blossom beyond limits.

“For the opposition, I urge you to accept the verdict of the tribunal. There would always be another round of elections whereby you can test your popularity and acceptability from the electorates. Once more, I congratulate President Tinubu, our teeming supporters who stood by the party through thick and thin.”

The Star