The leading opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal of Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election.
Abubakar had appealed the judgement of the presidential election tribunal that declared All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the winner of the February 2023 presidential election.
In its judgement, the Supreme Court upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory and dismissed PDP’s Atiku Abubakar’s appeal.
Reacting to the judgement, the PDP expressed its profound disappointment with the loss suffered at the Supreme Court, adding that the nation’s electoral system is not credible and it (the PDP) is focused on entrenching it.
The PDP also said that it is appalled by the judgement of the Supreme Court in the petition filed by its presidential candidate Abubakar.
Recall Atiku, 76, filed the petition against the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu as
In a statement signed by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, obtained by The Octopus News on Thursday, October 26, the opposition party alleged that the apex court has failed Nigerians.
The PDP reiterated its resolve, saying it remains determined to pursue a “credible electoral system that can guarantee a government that truly derives its legitimacy from the people”.
The PDP’s statement partly reads: “The PDP and indeed majority of Nigerians are alarmed, disappointed and gravely concerned with the reasoning of the Supreme Court.
“The PDP asserts that it is indeed a sad commentary for our democracy that the Supreme Court failed to uphold the provisions of the law. Instead, it trashed the expectation of majority of Nigerians who looked up to it as a Temple of Impartiality.”
The PDP statement continued: “Nigerians are still at a loss as to how the Supreme Court condoned the serious issues of forgery, falsehood and perjury on the altar of technicalities.
“The PDP remains undeterred and charges Nigerians not to be discouraged or allow the judgement to detract from their collective quest for the entrenchment of a credible electoral system that can guarantee a government that truly derive its legitimacy from the people.”
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