The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has
lauded the verdict of the Osun State governorship election tribunal,
which upheld the victory of its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke on
Friday, describing the judgment as a victory for democracy and the
will of the people.
In a statement signed by its spokesman,
Kola Ologbondiyan, the party described the judgment as "a clear
indicator that those who set out to destroy our democracy can never
triumph and that no matter how evil and injustice appear to thrive,
the truth must always prevail at the end of the day.
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The statement further read: "Nigerians
have accepted democracy as a way of life and a form of government
that suits the multi-plurality of our nation.
"The spontaneous jubilation that
greeted this judgment is, therefore, a direct indication that it is in
consonant with the wishes and aspiration of Nigerians across the
board.
"For those who have been desperate
to destroy our democracy, this judgment has proven to them that their
shenanigans will always come to no avail.
"The PDP commends the judiciary
for standing upright in the defence of democracy and for ensuring
that those involved in the rapacious desecration of our democratic
norms will never succeed.
"This verdict, which reverberates
across our nation, points to the fact that the truth will always
prevail and that our party, the PDP, will recover all our stolen
mandates in the 2019 general elections, particularly, the
Presidential mandate, which Nigerians freely gave to our candidate,
Atiku Abubakar.
"Furthermore, all our candidates
who have already won their elections, but whose victories are being
manipulated by anti-democratic forces, must take solace in the words
of the Osun election petition panel, that once valid votes have been
declared and a winner emerges by majority of votes, a rerun is
illegal."
The party congratulated Senator
Adeleke, the good people of Osun state as well as all lovers of
democracy across our country "for the triumph of justice over
impunity, abuse of electoral processes and unfettered political
rascality."
Meanwhile, Atiku has hailed the
judgment, describing the judiciary as "defender of our
democracy." In a tweet on his verified twitter handle, @atiku,
the former Vice President wrote: "Truly, the judiciary is the
last hope of the common man and the defender of our democracy.
Congratulations Senator Ademola Adeleke. "
Similarly, the Coalition of United
Political Parties, CUPP, while reacting to the ruling described the
development as the affirmation of the supremacy of the ballot.
In a statement issued by its spokesman,
Ikenga Ugochinyere, the group said it
received with joy the news of the
declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the Osun
State governorship election by the Osun Governorship Election
Petition Tribunal.
The statement reads: "The CUPP
sees the judgment of the tribunal as a victory for democracy and
affirmation of the supremacy of the sanctity of the ballot.
"The tribunal has given hope to
Nigerians with this courageous decision to sack the governor who was
foisted on the people of Osun State through the barrel of gun instead
of the ballot.
"The rampaging electoral robbery
of the Muhammadu Buhari's All Progresives Congress, APC, is
beginning to crumble in their face with the determination of the
judiciary to stand firm, despite monetary inducements and threats.
"Today's (yesterday's) judgement
has reinforced the hope of the opposition that there are still men and
women on the bench who, even in the face of rampage to destroy the judiciary, can still stand firm and do the right thing.
"We are hopeful that the Appeal
Court and Supreme Court judges will be bold enough to send the 2019
mandate thieves out office when the time comes."
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