Tinubu’s Victory Was Never In Doubt – Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal, PEPT, saying his victory at the polls was never in doubt.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu says that Nigerians could not have made a wrong choice on February 25, 2023 when they filed out enmasse across the country to cast their votes for the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Kalu notes that the ruling of the tribunal only affirmed the people’s verdict and further lent credence to the legitimacy of Tinubu’s election.

The Deputy Speaker who is a lawyer commends the thoroughness and the sense of professionalism displayed by the five man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani in interpreting the law and dispensing justice.

He commends President Tinubu for staying focused on governance despite the obvious attempts by his opponents to distract him through litigations from the onerous task of fixing the country.

Kalu who however hailed Tinubu’s opponents for deepening democracy by their actions that further tested the nation’s constitution and the electoral laws also commends them for not resorting to violence or other extra judicial means after the polls but elected to pursue their grievances through the court.

The Deputy Speaker therefore advises the opposition to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration, urging them to put an end to the legal voyage and join hands with the president and all well-meaning Nigerians across all political divides to move the country forward.

In a related development, the Deputy Speaker who represents Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State has also congratulated the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejiocha on her victory at the Tribunal over the seat of Isiukwuato/ Umunneochi Federal Constituency of the State.

Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji