Nigerians have urged the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule to toe the part of honor by discarding his plan action to continue with the case in the interest of unity, peace, and the development of the state.
This was followed by the governorship election tribunal judgment delivered last Monday.
Speaking differently while reacting to an interview granted by the APC lawyer, Dr Mubarak Adekilekun, Nigerians were unanimous in their reactions to the tribunal judgement asking the governor to display the spirit of sportsmanship following the outcome of the judgment.
According to those who spoke while reacting to the judgment, forging ahead collectively for the development of Nasarawa state was the best way forward adding that these can be realized only when Governor Abdullahi Sule toes the part of honor by accepting the defeat.
Emmanuel Bako from Adamawa state said he wondered how a lawyer of repute would come before a National television to disown issues that were obvious and in line with the law upon which the tribunal judgment was based.
He argued that over-voting in Gayam and Chiroma wards of the Lafia local government was the clear issue of manipulation.
He said that results presented by the APC manually could not have been more authentic than the results off-loaded from the INEC Biometric capturing machines.
Some Nigerians however argued that the issue with the Nasarawa governorship election can not be in any way liken to the situation in Kano state.
“We are Nigerians and we have been monitoring the electoral processes in Nasarawa state. We therefore hold strongly that Governor Abdullahi Sule ought to have congratulated the PDP candidate, David Emmanuel Ombugadu for the overwhelming support received from the people of Nasarawa State during the March governorship election.
“We are not judges but it is wrong for a political party to describe a tribunal pronouncement as a monumental error. APC should not be a judge in their case rather they should seek further legal redress instead of using foul language to describe a judgment delivered by a competent court.
Meanwhile, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the State has congratulated its members over the verdict of the governorship election tribunal which affirmed its candidate, Hon.David Emmanuel Ombugadu as the rightful and lawful elected governor of Nasarawa State.
In a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Ibrahim Hamza, the party said the victory did not come as a surprise because justice was served at last and correctly too.
The statement further called on party members and supporters to remain calm and celebrate moderately as well as remain resolute as the party’s legal team is working hard to ensure total victory at all levels of the judicial process.
The statement commended the tribunal for the painstaking attention to detail, and the decision that was arrived at based on the merit of the case and not allowing itself to be hoodwinked by mere technicalities, which the Respondents wanted so badly.
The party further revealed that following the outcome of the meeting with security services, all political parties were advised to restrict their political activities and those of the supporters to respective party offices and residence of the candidate for now, in the interests of peace in the state at large.
The party therefore advised its members against the use of vulgar words that could ignite tension and inflame passion capable of threatening peaceful coexistence or cause harm to persons or properties anywhere in the state.
Explaining that the security service has already upped their game in vigilance to forestall any unpleasant outcome and that mischief makers.
Subsequently, the statement added, that State PDP Chairman, Hon. Francis Orogu has directed all LG chairmen of the party to ensure compliance with the directive in the interest of peace in the state.
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