Former deputy Senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege, has charged all Nigerians, especially politicians, to get down to the business of rebuilding Nigeria with the final seal on the Supreme Court judgment affirming President Bola Tinubu’s win at the February polls.
Reacting to the judgement that validated and upheld the earlier ruling of the Court of Appeal, the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta state said the judgment has effectively ended all jostling on politics and leadership.
In a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Sunny Areh, Omo-Agege stated, “What the Supreme Court did is not just to affirm the validity of President Bola Tinubu’s mandate, but a call to duty. The learned Justices saved Nigeria from unnecessary and prolonged distractions by promptly giving their verdict so that we could get down to the task of rebuilding our country.
He said: “Whatever each of the protagonists may feel, this is not a victory for President Tinubu alone or any political party. This is an admonition for us to collectively work towards fixing Nigeria again.”
He commended the Supreme Court and the entire judiciary for putting Nigeria first and upholding the rule of law.
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Omo-Agege noted: “One remarkable feature of our judiciary is that despite all challenges facing the country, despite all seeming uncertainties, our Supreme Court has always displayed an independent and calming disposition on the country. This is one such instance. Our justices must be commended for their service to the country.
“Now is the time to jettison politics and work with President Tinubu to get Nigeria working again. It is now a matter of duty to our people. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi, their political parties, and followers should think of Nigeria first, not just because the Supreme Court is the final arbiter but the higher interest of the people whom we are all aspiring to serve, to support, and collaborate with the President to get Nigeria back on track.”
He further thanked Abubakar and Obi for enriching Nigeria’s jurisprudence through their democratic litigations to challenge the election, noting that the electoral process gets better as a result.