With Litigations over, Tinubu Will Now Focus on Governance, Says APC Chieftain

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan 

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that the Supreme Court victory of Thursday, will provide President Bola Tinubu the opportunity to concentrate and face governance. 

The apex court gave its verdict on Thursday upholding the ruling of the lower court which confirmed Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election while dismissing the petitions of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr. Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP

Mumuni in his reaction to the Supreme Court verdict, explained that the victory will provide the President and his team the needed concentration to focus on their task on nation building. 

The one-time gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Lagos State, in a statement by his Media Aide, Rasheed Abubakar, lauded the judiciary for enriching Nigeria’s democracy by sticking to facts and not appealing to emotions and sentiments.

He used the opportunity to congratulate Tinubu on the judgement of the Supreme Court that reaffirmed his victory in the February 25 presidential election, adding that he had the conviction that the Supreme Court would do its job since the opposition candidates filed their applications for appeal.

He urged all stakeholders to join hands with the President in building a stronger economy and greater Nigeria, stating that national interest precedes any other parochial interests.

He said, “This ruling is a triumph for the vast majority of Nigerian citizens who cast their votes overwhelmingly for Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the ballot. 

“I am glad that the judiciary did not appeal to emotions and sentiments but stuck to the facts of the matter.

“I congratulate Mr. President and our party the APC most heartily on this important victory. It finally put to rest the long and tortuous legal battle over the presidential election. This will definitely provide the President and his team the needed concentration to focus on their task on nation building,” Mumuni said.

“I urge all stakeholders to join hands with the President in building a stronger economy and greater Nigeria”, noting national interest precedes any other parochial interests.