Ohanaeze Ndigbo asks Atiku and Obi to Accept Supreme Court’s Ruling on the 2023 Poll
Also, Ndigbo apex Socio-Cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has asked the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, to accept the judgement of the Supreme Court on the 2023 presidential poll.
The apex court in its judgement on the appeal filed by Atiku and Obi on Thursday, dismissed them, and upheld the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu in the poll.
Ohanaeze in a statement by its secretary general, Ikechukwu Isiguzoro, said the apex courts judgement had brought to closure, all litigations on the results of the 2023 presidential poll.
It asks both Atiku and Obi, to give their maximum support to the efforts of President Tinubu, to raise the bar of governance with impactful economic policies.
The organization also commends the Nigerian judiciary for its diligent examination and fair judgement in the post 2023 polls litigations.
Supreme Court quashed petitions filed before it by presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), respectively, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar.
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Obi and Atiku, in separate suits, had approached the apex court to appeal the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that had earlier upheld Tinubu’s victory at the polls.
Earlier, Ohanaeze noted that the momentous decision from the highest court in the land officially brings the closure of litigation necessitated by the outcome of the concluded February 25, 2023, presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The pan-Igbo organisation commended the jurists for their diligent examination and fair judgment in the post-election lawsuits.
According to the statement: “The verdict reinforces the credibility and integrity of our democratic institutions and, as well, highlights the importance of upholding the rule of law and the will of the people.
“In light of this outcome, Ohanaeze Ndigbo calls upon the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Mr Peter Obi of the LP to emulate the historic gesture of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who congratulated and supported the immediate past Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, after the 2015 election.
“We urge them to reach out to their main political opponent in the 2023 election, President Tinubu, and extend their congratulations on his victory in the Supreme Court.
“This gesture of sportsmanship and magnanimity is crucial in fostering unity, healing divisions, and setting a positive example for their supporters.”
Ohanaeze congratulated President Tinubu on the reaffirmation of his victory and urged him to exhibit magnanimity in victory.
