By Amos Ogunrinde

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court which upheld his February 25 election.

Governor Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, described the judgment as “solid and detailed” and “a judicial sustenance of the mandate given to the clear winner of the presidential poll”.

He also hailed the judiciary for upholding the truth, stressing that the judicial affirmation of President Tinubu’s election has confirmed the choice of the majority of Nigerians who elected the All Progressives Congress presidential flag bearer as President of the country.

Mr Oyebanji pointed out that the Tribunal verdict had laid every doubt on the validity and authenticity of the presidential result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to rest and served as a proof that democracy and the rule of law are becoming firmly rooted in Nigeria.

According to the Governor, the latest judicial seal on Tinubu’s legitimacy will make Nigeria command more respect in the comity of nations as a beacon of hope for democracy in Africa and a model to other countries of the world.

Mr Oyebanji, who sat through the period of the judgement on Wednesday in Abuja, hailed the Presidential Election Petition Court  for patiently and painstakingly looking into evidence provided by parties to the suit, before arriving at the verdict.

He said the painstaking handling of the matter by the court had further enhanced election dispute jurisprudence in the country.

The Governor praised the judges for their hard work, industry, perseverance and for acting as impartial arbiters who only arrived at their final decision based on the evidence before them and did justice to all the petitions.

Governor Oyebanji urged Nigerians to rally support for the President to succeed in the onerous task of leading the country to economic prosperity. 

The Governor appealed to the opposition parties and their presidential candidates who lost at the Presidential Election Petitions Court to join hands with Asiwaju Tinubu to move Nigeria forward.

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