ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – In the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s electoral, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has said that opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, pursued their election petitions with unwarranted animosity and rancor.
Keyamo acknowledged the courageous stance of the Supreme Court justices who imparted a valuable lesson.victory
He expressed his views on X shortly after the apex court’s ruling, emphasizing, “By the judgment of the Supreme Court today, the laymen prowling all over the social media can now clearly see that there is a wide chasm between emotions and law.
“These were Election Petitions pursued with unnecessary venom and hatred by most of those involved. Today, they have learnt a bitter lesson that such venom, hatred, and sentiment have no place in judicial proceedings and deliberations. Their journey has come to a grinding end.”
Keyamo also commended the Supreme Court justices for their steadfastness, noting that they remained resolute despite the abuses directed at them by the supporters of Atiku and Obi.
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“They (Mr. Abubakar and Mr. Obi) kept giving their supporters false hopes and goading them in the wrong direction. Unfortunately for them, all the vituperations poured out against the judiciary actually cut no ice with it. Our Justices are always firm, courageous, and cerebral. Kudos to them,” he stated.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory while rejecting new evidence related to certificate forgery presented by Mr. Abubakar.
Justice John Okoro emphasized that “facts and matters that were not rendered in the tribunal have no place in the appeal” and that “A petitioner shall not be allowed to introduce new evidence in an appeal.”
Although the Supreme Court affirmed President Tinubu’s contentious electoral win, the certificate forgery issue surrounding his political career remains unresolved, prompting criticism from the public.