Adeduntan Congratulates Tinubu On Victory At Supreme Court
Thursday October 26, 2023
The Osi Basorun of Ibadanland PRINCE(Dr. )Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court, describing the judgment as ‘yet another landmark’ in the country’s annals.
The International cardiovascular Surgeon in a release through his media office said he received the news with “great joy”, noting that the Supreme Court’s judgment had not only consolidated the nation’s democracy, but also further strengthened the citizens’ belief in the judicial process.
A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court headed by Justice John Okoro on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi challenging the victory of President Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
He said the victory at the apex court affirmed the will of majority of Nigerians, stressing that the judgment averted the danger of returning the country to the period of the locust.
Today’s judgment, shattered all hurdles set against the President and has fully set him and his team on the journey to taking the country to the Next Level in infrastructural renewal and economic development.
The statement reads: “With great joy in my heart,
I have received the news of the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Supreme Court today. This is yet another landmark judgment that will enrich our democratic and political processes.
“The judgment is a great relief for all Nigerians after a period of fierce contest and bickering that marred the last general elections. The Supreme Court has not only upheld the choice of a greater number of Nigerians who chose the President at the polls, it has also affirmed our belief in the judiciary as impartial arbiter whose pronouncements have strengthened our democracy in great leap.
“I felicitate with President Tinubu, and all Nigerians on this sweet victory. The judgment is instructive because it has cleared all hurdles set against our collective march to the Renewed Hope of good governance heralded by renewed energy to restore the country’s glory in infrastructure, economy and social wellbeing.