BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – Following the Election Tribunal verdict on the September 2018 governorship poll, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar has applauded the judiciary as truly, the defender of Nigeria’s democracy.
Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party was declared winner of the election by the three man panel of judges on Friday.
Atiku said 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.
The former Vice President while congratulating Senator Adeleke, the PDP and men and women of goodwill in Osun State, who he noted did not waver in their commitment to retrieve the stolen mandate, said; “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy has come for the people of Osun”.
He commended the courage of the judiciary and its resilience even in the face of strenuous efforts by the APC-led government to undermine and intimidate it.
According to him; “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.”
The Waziri Adamawa urged the judiciary to remain steadfast as the eyes of all Nigerians adding that indeed the whole world are on them to help ensure that democracy in Nigeria is put on a solid foundation.
