Former vice-president, Aitku Abubakar, has commended the supreme court judgments affirming the election of governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The apex court, on Friday, affirmed the election of governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) who were elected on the platform of the PDP.
The court had earlier on Thursday upheld the election of Umo Eno of the PDP, as the duly elected governor of Akwa Ibom state.
In a statement on Friday by his media office, the Presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election, said the decision of the apex court is good news to the people of Bauchi, Plateau, Akwa Ibom and Zamfara states, and “indeed, a win for constitutional democracy”.
Abubakar also congratulated Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) whose election was also affirmed by the supreme court.
He said the victory at the court reaffirms his position that only a united opposition force can strengthen democracy in Nigeria.
“I am as prepared as ever, to lead the charge, alongside all our leaders and governors, for the good of our country.
“Where justice is seen to have been substantially rendered, we, as patriots and citizens, will always applaud,” Abubakar said.
He said by the verdict of the supreme court, “there is a guaranteed continuation of the standards of good governance which the PDP has brought to the respective states”.
He called on the governors to see their triumph at the supreme court as an opportunity to consolidate and expand the scope of the good governance they have already established.
The former vice-president said he is confident that the PDP will focus on its role as the major opposition party in the country.
