Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election and former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated governors of the Peoples Democratic Party whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday.
The former Vice President in a congratulatory message contained in a press statement by his media office, also on Friday, said that the decision of the court is good news to the people of Bauchi, Plateau, Akwa Ibom and Zamfara states, and indeed, a win for constitutional democracy.
The PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election also congratulated the Governor of Kano State, Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), reaffirming his position that only a united opposition force can strengthen democracy in Nigeria.
“I am as prepared as ever, to lead the charge, alongside all our leaders and Governors, for the good of our country,” the Waziri Adamawa is quoted as saying.
According to him, “Where Justice is seen to have been substantially rendered, we, as patriots and citizens, will always applaud.”
Atiku remarks that by the verdict of the apex court, “there is a guaranteed continuation of the standards of good governance which the PDP has brought to the respective states.”
Atiku further urges the respective PDP governors, namely Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Caleb Muftwang of Plateau and Pastor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom to see their wins at the Supreme Court as an opportunity to consolidate and expand the scope of the good governance they have already established.
Atiku noted that with the electioneering phase now concluded, he is certain that the PDP will now be able to focus on its role as the major opposition party in the country, with the party’s able governors at the helm along with his humble self.
