Gov. Ademola Adeleke has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court, saying the time to unite Nigeria is now.
The apex court had on Thursday dismissed the appeals of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and their presidential candidates, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.
The appellants had challenged the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the Feb. 25 poll and sought to overturn the verdict of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Supreme Court, however, dismissed the appeal, holding that new evidence could not be introduced at the appeal stage.
In a congratulatory message made available to newsmen by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Thursday in Osogbo, Adeleke said, “our judicial system has once again proven itself in tackling disputes that arise from our elections”.
The statement reported the governor as making the remarks in the presence of the ‘Iyaloja General’ of Nigeria, Folasade Ojo-Tinubu, in Ede.
Ojo-Tinubu was at Ede, the governor’s country home, to attend the 8th Day Fidau prayer of the father of the state’s Commissioner for Science and Technology, Alhaji Wahab Ayofe.
Adeleke, who noted the finality of the apex court ruling on disputes on the 2023 presidential election, said the resolution of the questions surrounding the election would focus on confronting the many challenges facing Nigeria.
He commended the main opposition candidate in the election for deepening the country’s electoral jurisprudence by testing their complaints at the court of law.
“On behalf of the good people of Osun State, I congratulate President Tinubu on his judicial victory at the apex court.
“It is my hope that your administration will bring progress, unity, and prosperity to our nation, and I want to restate my commitment to partner you in offering good governance for our people,” he said.
