Former President Muhammadu Buhari, has reacted to the judgment by the Supreme Court over the petitions filed by the opposition candidates, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) against the victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 2023 presidential election.
Buhari said; “The decision to dismiss the appeals by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), by the Supreme Court, is a welcome relief to me and to a majority of the citizens of Nigeria.”
Buhari restated that what he said on the earlier 6 September verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court, which affirmed President Bola Tinubu‘s victory, that the welcome decision is “a reaffirmation of the will of the majority of the people against the determined will of a hard-fighting minority.”
“Now that we have arrived at the last bus-stop, after a tortuous 8-months of expensive legal journey, the nation deserves a break. The opposition has fought a good fight. Having now exhausted their rights as constitutionally allowed, they should take the hand of fellowship extended by the Tinubu/Shettimagovernment. Let them allow the Government to run their administration and the people to enjoy the full benefits of the promises the All Progressives Congress (APC) made.”
However, Buhari, expressed concern over low voting percentages all over the country, especially in urban areas, and said this should change, given the acceptance and vibrancy of democracy in Nigeria.
The former President said he wish President Tinubu and his team a successful term in office.
Buhari stated this in a statement released by his former aide, Garba Shehu on Thursday, October 26th, 2023.
