From Our Correspondent
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on opposition parties to lend their support to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Addressing journalists at the presidential villa during his congratulatory visit to Tinubu, Abbas expressed that the court’s judgment had been anticipated.
Tinubu had secured a validation of his victory at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court declared that petitions of both Atiku Abubakar from PDP and Peter Obi from Labour Party lacked merit.
A seven-member panel presided over by Inyang Okoro, delivered the ruling at the Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja.
Both Atiku and Obi had separately sought to overturn the decision of the presidential election petition court (PEPC). PEPC had earlier upheld Tinubu’s presidency.
Abbas urged those who lost their appeals to remain resilient, emphasising that in any competition, there can only be one victor.
“To God be the glory. This outcome was not unforeseen. We have been anticipating this. We knew it ultimately,” he remarked.
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“Thanks to all the good people of Nigeria who prayed for this momentous day and this historic victory.
“Following this pronouncement, I believe we have no alternative but to return to our regular duties and reevaluate our agenda.
“We should consider what we can do for Nigerians over the next three and a half or four years.
“The opposition candidates should take heart. There can only be one victor at a time, and this is Asiwaju’s moment.
“They should take heart, come together, and collaborate with him to propel Nigeria to greater heights.”
George Akume, the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), also spoke, describing the victory as a “revalidation” of the mandate that Nigerians had granted to Tinubu.
Akume emphasised that the people had expressed their will clearly, and while some had grievances, they had turned to the judiciary to address them.
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