The governing party said ourt must serve as a warning to opposition politicians who vilified and denigrated the courts when judgments were handed against them in the same cases.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the Supreme Court decisions on election petitions challenging the outcome of 2023 governorship elections in eight states but demanded that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) must tender apology to the courts and judges for the attacks it mounted against the Judiciary throughout the electoral cycle.
The party said the decisions by the Apex Court must serve as a warning to opposition politicians who vilified and denigrated the courts when judgments were handed against them in the same cases.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, said these in a statement issued in Abuja.
He said, “In Lagos, Ebonyi and Cross River States, the Supreme Court upheld the election of Governorship Candidates of our great Party. However, the appeals on Kano, Zamfara, Bauchi, Plateau and Abia states were decided in favour of other political parties and their candidates.
“While the Apex Court’s decisions will undoubtedly elicit mixed reactions and reviews, the decisions are final and binding on all parties to the legal contests. The decisions provide a strong affirmation of the authority, vibrancy and independence of the Judiciary.
“The APC has been consistent in its position that the Judiciary must be left alone to perform its important duty of resolving disputes, including electoral disputes, as constitutionally mandated. The decisions must serve as a rebuke to political opposition figures that vilified and denigrated our courts when judgments were handed against them in these same matters.
“Assuming that it has any spec of decency left, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must tender unreserved apology to the courts and our judges for the senseless, irresponsible, reckless and unjustified attacks it mounted against the Judiciary throughout this electoral cycle.
“We congratulate the winners, particularly our Governors, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, and Bassey Otu of Cross River State, and wish them the very best as they continue to serve their states and country. We urge everyone to remain calm and continue to maintain the peace.”
Friday Olokor
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