He said the PDP became “a divided house” which led to a split of votes between PDP and Labour Party.

“The appellant should have produced credible evidence to sway the court to rule in his favour. Having not done so, there’s no amount of sentiments that will determine the judgment.”

“I was waiting anxiously to see if my job was secured or not,” he chuckled.

“Whether I prevail in this quest or not, the record of my effort in ensuring an order of credible elections in Nigeria shall remain for the future generations to evaluate.”

“Not just the lawyers of the PDP but those of the LP substantially provided sufficient ground for nullification of the election.”

He said the PEPC is not the final arbiter.

He said the justices were very thorough in their ruling delivered for close to 14 hours on Wednesday.

He said INEC committed “fraud” by not using BVAS after expressly saying it will do so.

“Did he get one-quarter in two-thirds of the states? What a bizarre petition,” he said.

“I urge all my supporters to be calm and peaceful as their mandate is not lost.”

They urged “lovers of democracy” to stay optimistic, saying that a new Nigeria is still possible.

He assured of diligently serving Nigerians irrespective of political, tribal or religious differences and pledged to exceed expectations.

It dismissed petitions brought by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.

It said transmission was merely mentioned in the electoral guidelines and manual of INEC.

“The dismissal was on the grounds that the witnesses had a stake in Labour Party, making their testimonies likely to be in the party’s favor.”

“The issue of membership of a political party is an internal party affair.”

The court said the petitioner ought to have taken the case to a Federal High Court within a 14-day window following Shettima’s nomination as APC VP candidate.

The NEC had warned that Kwankwaso would be expelled in line with the provisions of the NNPP’s constitution if he failed to appear before the committee.

He told his audience that he is on a rescue mission to right the wrong of the past seven years.

Governor Obaseki said the performance of the PDP in Saturday’s council election was proof of the party’s dominance.