It Would Have Been Major Blow If We Had Lost Kano, Plateau ― Buhari
POLITICS DIGEST – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it would been tragic for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), if it had lost Kano and Plateau states at the Supreme Court.
President Buhari who stated this in his congratulatory message to the APC over the Supreme Court judgement that upheld the elections of Governors Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano and Simon Lalong of Plateau, described the states as politically strategic, too important for APC to lose.
The President felicitated with APC National Executive Council, National Working Committee and all members for the loyalty and consistency that translated into many victories, particularly the politically strategic states, Kano and Plateau, after tough legal challenges.
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“I am glad this tortuous journey has ended in favour of the party and our governors. APC won the states and has proved it in court. It would have been a major blow if strategically important states like Kano and Plateau are lost.”
While congratulating all the APC governors that the Supreme Court affirmed their elections, President Buhari urged electorates and politicians to strengthen the country’s judicial processes by always seeking redress in court.
“It has now become standard procedure for the opposition to challenge any poll or judgement that does not return its candidates.
“Election is good when they win. The opposite is the case if someone else emerges. But that is not the way it works. Democracy is not only about who wins or who loses, but also about the process.
“In disparaging every unfavourable result or judgement, they disparage the entire system,” Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.