The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Zamfara State Governor-elect, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, all Federal and State legislators-elect, as well as people of Zamfara state over the Supreme Court ruling describing their victory as the triumph of the will of the people over manipulative forces.
The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan who conveyed the congratulatory message on behalf of the Party, stated that the victory was a clear pointer to the fact that no matter how long manipulations and anti-democratic tendencies appeared to thrive, justice and the will of the people always prevail at the end of the day.
Ologbondiyan assured the people of Zamfara state of a purposeful, people-based and result-oriented leadership that would unite and revitalize the state for the greater good, in line with the wishes and aspiration of the people.
He said that Zamfara was blessed with abundant human and natural resources adding that the in-coming administration would direct all energies towards harnessing such resources for the wellbeing of all the people.
He therefore urged the people of Zamfara state to resist all forces of division and unite behind their new leaders to move the state forward.
“In congratulating the people of Zamfara state, the PDP expressed optimism that justice will prevail in its effort to retrieve all its stolen mandate, particularly the Presidential mandate that Nigerians freely gave to Atiku Abubakar, at the courts”, he added.
Recall that the Supreme Court had on Friday validated the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division, which ruled that no valid primaries were conducted by the APC in Zamfara State in the build up to the 2019 general elections.
The court in a unanimous judgement by a five-member panel on Friday decided that a party that had no valid candidate cannot be said to have emerged winner of the recently conducted general elections.
In an appeal brought by the APC, the apex court ruled against the appellant and ordered a fine of N10 million against the APC.
“Candidate other than the first appellant with the highest vote stand elected. A cost of N10 million is awarded against the appellant,” the court ruled, a decision which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has since agreed to abide by.
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