Adeleke also hailed Atiku and Obi for deepening the country’s electoral jurisprudence by approaching the court
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court.
TheNiche has earlier reported that Tinubu’s victory at the February 25 presidential poll was re-confirmed on Thursday by the Supreme Court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice John Okoro and concurred to by the six other Justices on the panel.
The Justices dismissed for lacking merit, all the grounds of appeal by Atiku, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and those of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
The duo had challenged the All Progressives Party (APC) candidate’s victory at the presidential election and sought to overturn his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, the Supreme Court while giving its verdict, upheld Tinubu’s election as declared by INEC and affirmed by the Appeal Court on September 6.
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Speaking on the judgment via a congratulatory message issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in Osogbo, Adeleke said “Our judicial system has once again proven itself in tackling disputes that arise from our elections”.
The governor, who noted the finality of the apex court ruling on disputes on the 2023 presidential election, said the resolution of the questions that surrounded the election would bring about focus in confronting the many challenges facing Nigeria.
He commended the main opposition candidate in the election for deepening the country’s electoral jurisprudence by testing their complaints at the court of law.
“On behalf of the good people of Osun State, I congratulate President Tinubu on his judicial victory at the apex court.
“It is my hope that your administration will bring progress, unity, and prosperity to our nation, and I want to restate my commitment to partner with you in offering good governance for our people,” Adeleke said.