Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has hailed the
Supreme Court verdict upholding his election in the March 18, 2023 governorship
poll, saying distractions were over, as he vowed to redouble effort in the
delivery of his mandate to make Enugu State better.
Mbah, who described the process of the judicial review of
his mandate by the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, the
Court of Appeal and Supreme Court as a huge emotional journey, physical, and
spiritual investment for the people of Enugu, thanked them for their support
every step of the way, promising not to disappoint them.
He made the statements in Enugu, Friday, while reacting to
the apex court verdict in Abuja, which dismissed the appeal of the Labour Party
governorship candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, earlier in the day.
The Governor, who spoke at the Government House amid cheers, said it was victory for the people and a nudge to continue the development strides and pursue his vision for a greater Enugu State.
He said: “a few minutes ago, the Supreme Court, the highest
court in the land, delivered the final judgement on the last tranche of appeals
against the mandate you freely gave us on March 18, 2023. We thank God that the
learned justices affirmed your sacred will.
“We wish to express our profound gratitude to the learned
justices for keeping the wheel of justice rolling. We specifically thank them
for upholding your mandate.
“This judicial journey has been a huge emotional, physical
and spiritual investment for you, the people of Enugu. First, our case was
heard and examined during an exhaustive process at the Enugu State Election
Petitions Tribunal and at the end your mandate was upheld.
“The appellate court seating in Lagos again upheld the
previous decision via a unanimous decision. Today the Supreme Court has again
upheld this victory for the people of Enugu State.
“Ndi Enugu you are the victors of this judicial journey. I
salute your dogged belief in us. Your unalloyed support and prayers at every
attempt to subvert your mandate, can never be lost on us.
“We do not take them for granted. Now that these
distractions are over, it is time to redouble our efforts to serve you.
“We will double down on our earlier resolve to serve you
with every fibre of our being. The reward of your resolute support will come in
our rededication to do things that have to do with the ordinary people of Enugu
State. We will give more attention to your welfare, development and good
living.
“Let me reaffirm that you haven’t seen anything yet. We are
by this judgement recommitting ourselves to the sacred pact between us. The
social contract which we both signed on May 29, 2023.
“This judicial affirmation is a nudge to continue to provide
water in every nook and cranny of Enugu State; to build smart schools in all
the wards of our state; to sustain the provision of security; to provide massive
infrastructure and roads development; to build a new set of leaders of tomorrow
who will face the global challenges headlong.
“Let me use this opportunity to reassure you that all our
campaign promises will be fulfilled to the letter. Hold us to account. Hold
your pens firmly and tick with us as we drill down into all those electoral
promises.”
Mbah, however, urged the people to pray for him and his
team.
“As we celebrate this affirmation of your electoral mandate,
please continue to spare moments of prayers for us.
“Beseech God on our behalf for an ultimately greater Enugu
State. With your prayers and support we will get to the Promise Land of an
Enugu of our dreams”, he concluded.
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