Tinubu’s Supreme Court victory: It’s revalidation of peoples’s mandate – Akume

• We will now move ahead with governance- Alia
• Verdict is beauty of democracy – Sanwo-olu

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has lauded the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 presidential poll.

Akume said: “It is a revalidation of the mandate which the Nigerian people gave him, and our electoral process also involves the judicial process. The people spoke loud and clear, some people were aggrieved, reasons they went to the court to the judiciary

“The highest court, the Supreme Court, spoke loud and clear that that mandate was freely given. That is what we want in this country.

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“We want stability, we don’t want distraction, the President has taken off beautifully, and he has the interest of the people at heart. So far, the choices he’s making are at the end of the day, they will make for a better tomorrow, so we are very happy on what has happened today, Nigerians are celebrating.”

In his reaction, Benue State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, described the judgement as quite exciting “because now we are going to move ahead I know that our President has great plans for the nation and particularly and in my State.

“I will not want us to miss out on that at all, his victory is not just a victory for the nation but those of us who are not on the same page for growth and development as it is intending, it is a larger victory for all of us.

“These are people who are meticulous with the books. Today is a blessing for Nigeria that our sitting president carries the day.”

To the opposition parties, Alia askeed then to “please let us all join hands with him (Tinubu) to take our nation to higher heights because he is not just the potential he has already started exhibiting what will bring our further growth.”

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu described the verdict as historic and the beauty of democracy.
According to him, “it’s a beauty of the power of inclusiveness in governance where every body would have an opportunity to express themselves at the highest level and as a people that is run and governed by a constitution, we all need to abide by this constitution.

“The highest judicial body in our country has expressed themselves very clearly. There were no descending voices. There were seven of them that were on the same page.

“That tells us that whatever might have been the differences let us put it behind us. It is a victory for all. I am sure the President must have alluded to that. What we need to now is clear governance.

“We must have a clear direction on how to get all hands on deck to get the economy of Nigeria on track, let us put whatever differences, political or otherwise and let us rally round this administration for the benefit of Nigerians because at the end of the day.

“We all want food on our table, we all want good roads, the food is not for a particular party, the road is not for a particular party it is for all Nigerians and that should be our concept going forward, all that is behind us and I can imagine that he has also run as much as possible an inclusive sense of government.

“I want to wish me the president all the best, I want to congratulate the judiciary and all of us and say to every Nigerians that it is time for us to roll off our sleeves.”