APC: We hope s’court verdict will end misgivings about 2023 polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has praised the verdict of the supreme court that affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu.

The apex court dismissed the appeals filed by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).

Abubakar and Obi lost at the presidential election petitions tribunal where they first challenged Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 poll.

The supreme ccour on Thursday pheld the verdict of the appellate court.

In a sstatement issued after the verdict,  Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said the ruling f the apex court underscored the independence and vibrancy of the Nigerian judiciary.

“Dismissing the appeals of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as lacking merit, the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court that found in favour of the President,” Morka said.

“This epochal judgment underscores the independence and vibrancy of the Nigerian judiciary as an indispensable feature of our democracy.

“It is our hope that this judgment will put to rest all lingering misgivings about the 2023 presidential election so that we may all now concentrate on working collaboratively across party lines on behalf of our people.”

The spokesperson said the judgment is an important “landmark victory for our democracy”.