Consider national interest, accept tribunal’s verdict, Ben Bruce advises Atiku, Obi

Ben Murray-Bruce, a former senator, has asked the petitioners to accept the judgment of the presidential election tribunal.

On Wednesday, the tribunal upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll.

The tribunal ruled that the petitions filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) were “all devoid of merit”.

In a post on his X page on Wednesday, Murray-Bruce asked the petitioners to be more concerned about national interest rather than self-interest.

“Once elections have been held and a winner is announced, we must follow the Jonathan doctrine and accept the people’s verdict in the interest of democracy and the nation,” he said.

“Our elections don’t have to end in the courts.

“But now that we have found ourselves in this position, and the courts have spoken, let us put national interest above self-interest, accept the verdict, and move on so the nation can advance.

“Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the duly elected and undisputed President of Nigeria, and this judgment should settle all questions and erase all doubts.

“I commend the judges of the presidential election petition court for doing a challenging job exceptionally well. It was democracy that won.”

Bruce asked supporters of all the political parties to be mindful of recent events on the continent and promote the peace of the country.