A political support group in the 2023 Presidential Elections, Bola Campaign Organization (BCO), has lauded the judiciary for validating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s victory and the APC in the February 25 presidential election.
BCO said the judiciary has identified itself as a true defender of democracy in the country, by ruling in Tinubu’s favour, as the winner of the election.
A statement signed by BCO’s National Patron, Alhaji Abdulwahab Quardi (FCIB), National Coordinator, QS Mohammed Makinta (FNIQS), and National Women’s Leader, Alhaja Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, maintained that the tribunal’s verdict was an affirmation of the trust reposed in the President by Nigerians, described the judgment as detailed, articulated, comprehensive.
BCO said with this verdict, the judiciary has painstakingly resolved all contentious issues and grounds raised by the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, in the APC and President’s favour on the fact that Tinubu was not clinching onto any stolen mandate.
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The group, however, called on members of the opposition, particularly, Obi and Atiku, to join hands with President Tinubu to take Nigeria to enviable heights in terms of economic prosperity, Infrastructural development and human capital development.
It said: “We commend the judiciary for this victory for demonstrating uncommon will expected to validate the mandate freely given by the Nigerian citizens to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the February 25 Presidential Election
“We are elated that the judiciary has demonstrated bravery that the APC and its candidate were the actual winners of the election through its detailed, well-articulated, and comprehensive verdicts”.
“This verdict was an affirmation of the trust reposed in the President by Nigerians and would serve as a morale booster for the President and his team.
“We congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, on their deserved and resounding victory at the Election Petition Tribunal”.
“We therefore called on the members of the opposition, particularly, Mr. Peter Obi (LP) and his PDP counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to join hands with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take Nigeria to enviable heights in terms of economic prosperity and human capital development.”