Supreme Court Of Nigeria's Verdict On Tinubu Was Disappointing And Dashed Nigerians' Hopes - PDP

Supreme Court Of Nigeria's Verdict On Tinubu Was Disappointing And Dashed Nigerians' Hopes

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims that Nigerians' expectations were "thrashed" and that the Supreme Court's decision upholding President Bola Tinubu's victory in the February 2023 election was disappointing.

The ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), which confirmed Tinubu's victory, was challenged by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.

Nevertheless, the supreme court rejected their petitions on Thursday, stating they were without merit.

Following the ruling, the principal opposition PDP called it unsatisfactory, as stated in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba.

"The PDP and indeed the majority of Nigerians are alarmed, disappointed, and gravely concerned with the reasoning of the Supreme Court which the PDP believes is against the express provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, 2022, the Guideline and Regulation issued by INEC under which the election was conducted," the statement partly read.

"The PDP asserts that it is indeed a sad commentary for our democracy that the Supreme Court failed to uphold the provisions of the law. Instead, it trashed the expectation of the majority of Nigerians who looked up to it as a Temple of Impartiality to deliver substantial justice in the matter having regard to the laws and facts of the case."

The party accused the Supreme Court of condoning "serious issues of forgery, falsehood and perjury on the altar of technicalities."

"This judgment by the Supreme Court has evidently shaken the confidence of Nigerians in the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court as the last hope of the common man," the PDP said.

It, however, urged "Nigerians not to be discouraged or allow the judgment to detract from their collective quest for the entrenchment of a credible electoral system."