‘The sun rose high in the Nigeria sky today to shine its light over the entire land’, Tinubu on S’Court ruling

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the Supreme Court judgment on the 2019 Presidential Election as an affirmation of the collective voice of the people.

In a statement on Wednesday, Tinubu said the decision would be recorded as an important milestone towards strengthening Nigeria’s democracy.

He equally urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to join hands with the ruling party in moving the nation more assuredly forward.

While congratulating President Muhammadu Buhari, Tinubu also commended the PDP and Atiku for their tenacious pursuit of what they believed was their legal remedies.

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He advised that they channel the energy and intellect deployed in the electoral and legal processes toward joining APC to move the nation forward.

The statement read: “The rule of law conclusively affirmed the collective voice of the people by dismissing the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and their presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

“The sun rose high in the Nigeria sky today to shine its light over the entire land.

“Atiku should now channel the energy and intellect deployed in the electoral and legal processes toward joining APC “to move this nation more rapidly and assuredly forward.”

“On February 23, the people tendered the foremost expression of their sovereign, democratic will by voting for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“This decision and this day will be recorded as important milestones on Nigeria’s inseparable march toward perfecting democracy and the rule of law across our land,” he said.

The APC national leader commended the Supreme Court for its expeditious and highly competent treatment of this important matter.

“Democracy has been affirmed and strengthened. By its ruling, the Supreme Court also affirmed that the rule of law is paramount; that the law is to be applied objectively, without regard to fear, friend or foe.

“The law is the law. Nothing is to be added to it and nothing subtracted from it. No one should enjoy undue favor or suffer unjust prejudice from its application.”

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