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Atiku hails judiciary over verdict on Osun guber election

Atiku-Ademola Adeleke

Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar has applauded the the election tribunal in Osun State for declaring Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as the winner of the September 22, 2018 Governorship Election in the state.

Atiku made the assertion in a statement on Friday while responding to the verdict of the election tribunal upholding the election of the PDP candidate, describing the judiciary “as truly the defender of Nigeria’s democracy”

The Waziri Adamawa noted that the “restoration of the stolen mandate of Senator Adeleke shows that indeed the judiciary is the last refuge of the common man and that in truth, those who were aggrieved and resolved to maintain the peace, have been vindicated.”

Atiku congratulated Senator Adeleke, the PDP and men and women of goodwill in Osun State, who did not waver in their commitment to retrieve the stolen mandate.

“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy has come for the people of Osun”, he said.

The PDP presidential candidate commended the courage of the judiciary and its resilience even in the face of alleged strenuous efforts by the APC-led government to undermine and intimidate it.

According to the former Vice President, the decision of the judiciary on the Osun governorship election is phenomenal in view of the culture of inconclusive elections by INEC in this season.

“The judgment has rekindled hope and confidence that those whose mandate had been tampered with or denied can look forward to justice being done to them,” he said.

Atiku therefore urged the judiciary to remain steadfast as the eyes of all Nigerians and indeed the whole world are on them to help ensure that democracy in Nigeria is put on a solid foundation.

 

 Innocent Odoh, Abuja