The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described Wednesday’s Supreme Court verdict upholding the election of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as a validation of the people’s mandate.
In a congratulatory message yesterday, the former Lagos State governor said the apex court decision has finally laid to rest the dispute and litigation over Akeredolu’s victory, being the highest court in the land.
The message sent from the Tinubu Media Office by Mr. Tunde Rahman, reads: “I congratulate the justices of the apex court for helping to bring the matter of Ondo governorship election to a closure.
“The Supreme Court’s verdict is an affirmation of the overwhelming victory Governor Akeredolu recorded on October 10, 2020.
“The awesome mandate given him by the people of Ondo State has never been in question. I heartily rejoice with Governor Akeredolu. I also rejoice with the people of Ondo State.
“With the confirmation of his victory, the ultimate winners are the people of the state and the teeming APC members in Ondo.
“Governor Akeredolu can now completely settle down, put the court litigation behind him and continue to deliver good governance, developmental projects and programmes to the people of the state as he has been doing since his first term in office.
“The opposition Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), have fully exercised their franchise.
“It’s now time to join hands with Governor Akeredolu and his administration and bring forward whatever ideas they may have to take the state to greater heights.”
