By Michael Agbaji
Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has congratulated to the minority parties governors whose victories have been upheld by the apex Court:
The governor’s are Dr. Alex Otti, governor of Abia State; Pst. Umo Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom State; Sen. Bala Mohammed; Governor of Bauchi State Alhj. Abba K. Yusuf, the governor of Kano State, Mr. Caleb Mutfwang, Governor of Plateau State; Mr. Lawal Daudu, Executive Governor of Zamfara State.
They applaud the Supreme Court Justices for ensuring that the sanctity of the votes of the people of these states was not compromised.
According to them,the decisions of supreme Court have renewed the faith of the Nigerians in the Judiciary as it has demonstrated that it is the last hope of the common man.
The statement by Minority Leader Chinda.O K further says the victories resonate not only with the opposition parties but also with the citizens of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Kano, Plateau, and Zamfara States, who voted massively for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
They commended the Supreme Court for the courageous decisions handed down, which have vindicated our earlier position. It is imperative to refer to the decisions of the Court of Appeal and the National Assembly and State Elections Tribunals in respect of State Houses of Assemly and National Assembly elections in Plateau state, which sacked several PDP legislators on very questionable grounds.
. Although the said decisions cannot be appealed against even though they occasioned grave miscarriage of justice, the justices who handed them down should be seriously reprimanded to serve as a deterent to other judges who may want to toe this path in future.
Congratulations, Your Excellencies! May your tenures be fruitful and impactful.
In the same vein, we commend the Governors of the ruling party who were returned and pray that they justify the confidence reposed on them by placing the country above self.
