Leadership

Tribunal: Sanwo-Olu Congratula­tes Tinubu

- BY CHIBUZO UKAIBE,

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratula­ted President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidenti­al Election Petition Court, which delivered its verdict in favour of the All Progressiv­es Congress (APC) and the President in Abuja.

Sanwo-Olu said the APC members across Nigeria and the President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, worked very hard for the victory enjoyed at the February 25th presidenti­al election, noting that today’s Presidenti­al Election Petition Court’s decision, which was in favour of the President is comforting and also an affirmatio­n of the will of over eight million Nigerians who filed out to cast their ballots for the APC and President Bola Tinubu as their choice.

The governor, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Nigerians had spoken through the ballots and the Court has also validated the citizens’ decision by today’s judicial pronouncem­ents, which upheld the victory of President Tinubu during the 2023 presidenti­al poll.

The governor said millions of Nigerians were not in doubt as regards the mandate freely given to President Tinubu to steer the ship of Nigeria for four years based on his track records and laudable achievemen­ts as two-term Governor of Lagos State.

He said: “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 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 election and the results have been upheld by the Court. I hope they would 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.”

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