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Abbas congratulates Tinubu on victory at Tribunal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, after the Wednesday judgement of PEPT, congratulated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja.
The House of Representatives in a statement House of Reps NGR
@HouseNGR from the Office of the Speaker, cited the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as expressing that the tribunal judgment further legitimises Tinubu’s electoral victory.
According to the statement, “the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.”
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Speaker Abbas said that the dismissal of the petitions against Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election has only added more legitimacy and credibility to his government and administration.
The Speaker noted that while the petitioners have duly exercised their rights by approaching the tribunal to table their grievances, the court has also duly weighed the arguments and evidence presented before it before arriving at the judgment.
The Speaker added that the judiciary has lived up to its name as the true arbiter in any case, based on the way it adjudicated on the presidential election petitions before it.
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Speaker Abbas hailed the judiciary for its critical role in the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria, noting that theHouse of Representatives is of the view that the tribunal’s judgment has strengthened democratic processes in the country.
The Speaker said that the judgment has vindicated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which duly declared Tinubu the winner of the presidential poll based on the votes the president received from Nigerians.
The Speaker urged the president’s opponents in the presidential election as well as all Nigerians across political, religious and ethnic lines to support the Tinubu administration towards achieving a safe and prosperous country for all.