Tinubu's Election As President Is Hereby Affirmed

In a statement entitled:"It is Time for us to Build Our Great Nation Together," personally signed by him, Tinubu welcomed the verdict of the Justice John Okoro-led Panel of the Supreme Court on the Presidential Election petitions filed by candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party , challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The President in the release stated, inter alia:"There is no doubt, with the profound judgment of today, that our electoral jurisprudence and constitutional democracy are further consolidated and embedded more indelibly in our national identity because of the diligence and undaunted professionalism of the Honourable Justices who presided over the matter.

He added:"The victory of today has further energised and strengthened my commitment to continue to serve all Nigerians of all political persuasions, tribes, and faiths, with honour and total respect for the diverse opinions and uniting values of our citizens. "I send my immense gratitude to all Nigerians for the mandate to serve our country. I promise again to meet and exceed your expectations in service delivery and good governance, working with my team and trusting in the grace of God."The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed Tinubu's election as President of Nigeria.

Both Atiku and Obi had in their separate appeals prayed the apex court to set aside the judgment of the presidential election tribunal which had on September 6, dismissed their petitions against the emergence of Tinubu as president. They had also claimed that Tinubu should be disqualified on account of alleged forgery, perjury, dual citizenship, forfeiture of the sum of $460,000 over alleged complicity in drug related offences and alleged double nomination of the vice president, Kashim Shettima.

Delivering judgment in the 1st appeal filed by Atiku and the PDP, Justice John Inyang Okoro, who read the lead judgment yesterday, observed that the issues for determination by the court bordered around alleged electoral fraud, President Tinubu's non-qualification, and non-compliance of the conduct of the disputed election with the provisions of the Electoral Act.

"IREV is not a collation center. Whenever iREV fails, it doesn't stop collation of results because collation never stopped," the apex court held, adding that the results on the IReV were meant to be compared with the hardcopy results in an event of a dispute.

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