The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has finally spoken over
the controversial candidacy of the All Progressive Congress Yobe North
Senatorial District.
Lawan at his guest house in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday
commended the judiciary for strengthening democracy, stating that the ruling
showed that “democracy is at work.”
In the early hours of Monday, the Supreme Court declared
Lawan the winner of the Yobe North Senatorial candidate over the winner of the
May 28, poll, Bashir Machina.
After the ruling of the court in Damaturu, Lawan told
Nigerians that he accepted the judgment and would not appeal.
However, the APC delivered victory to Lawan after dragging
Machina to the apex court while insisting that Lawan, who didn’t contest at the
primary poll, was its “authentic candidate.”
While addressing journalists after the judgment of the apex
court, Lawan said, “Let me start by thanking God for his blessing and of course
for what had happened today in the Supreme Court, the judgment on Yobe North
particularly is a victory for APC in Yobe and generally APC across the country.
“What happened was democracy at work and the courts gave
their various judgments and of course, the Supreme Court gave the final
judgement. I want to at this point commend the Supreme Court and of course the
judiciary generally for making this kind of judgement to strengthen our
democracy because it is not only for politicians to work and strengthen
democracy. All institutions have their roles to play. So I commend them.”
Lawan in his appreciation post also thanked his political
party for fighting tooth and nail for his victory.
He added, “Let me take this opportunity to thank the All
Progressives Congress our party for taking this matter to the Supreme Court.
Actually, as an individual, I didn’t go to the Supreme Court to seek redress
but my party did, and my people of Yobe North and Yobe State generally and many
political associates and well-wishers across the country and beyond pushed for
an appeal at the Supreme Court on this matter.
“So today it is a victory for all of us involved. I am the
symbol but the victory is for our party the APC and for democracy.”
Lawan, once again re-echoed his support for the party’s
presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Kashim
Shettima assuring them of a landslide victory.
The senate president stated, “We will be looking at the 25th
of February when the Presidential and the National Assembly elections will take
place. By the Grace of God Nigerians will Vote for APC once again.
“On the 25th the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaji
Ahmed Bola Tinubu (Jagaban), will be voted in as President of Nigeria by the
grace of God alongside distinguished senator Kashim Shetima who is the vice
presidential candidate.
“When it comes to the senatorial and House of
Representatives, you know what it will be. It will be a landslide majority for
the APC and the same thing for the House of reps
“We will continue to give Nigeria leadership to continue
with those programs and projects that we have been doing very well and rethink
those that we think we have not done very well. This I believe will make
Nigeria better.”
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ReplyDeleteThey are just assaulting our sensibilities in this country for fun. #justice for Democracy kor
ReplyDeleteThis is the hike of injustice. What is happening in our supreme Court? What have they done? To give victory to someone that didn't partake in primary election against one who partook and won. Is this how corrupt they are? God is watching
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