By Jennifer Y Omiloli
The presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted minutes after the Supreme Court judgement declared Gboyega Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun state.
Atiku pointed out that though the Supreme Court may have declared in favour of Oyetola, it is not the end of Senator Ademola Adeleke.
“The Supreme Court has ruled and because of its judicial finality, the legal case is over. However, the love, acceptance and endorsement that the people of Osun bestowed on both Senator Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party is not over and cannot be overlooked,” Atiku said.
The PDP’s presidential candidate, who is also at the tribunal concerning his defeat by President Muhammadu Buhari, added:
Those who think this is the end of the road for Senator Adeleke and the PDP in Osun, are greatly mistaken. This is not the end. Not even the beginning of the end. No. Today marks the continued ascendancy of Senator Adeleke and his party in the hearts and minds of his people.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) July 5, 2019
“This is not the end. Not even the beginning of the end. No. Today marks the continued ascendancy of Senator Adeleke and his party in the hearts and minds of his people.”
The former vice president said he and other Nigerians would continue to stand with Adeleke and the people of Osun in good times and difficult days.
He said the people of the state had expected that the progress and development that the Adeleke family had consistently brought to Osun would be translated to their governance.
The great people of Osun had expected that the progress and development that the Adeleke family had consistently brought to Osun will be translated to their governance. That hope is not dead. Only delayed.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) July 5, 2019
Atiku guaranteed the general population of the province of Osun that the PDP recollects their affection and acknowledgment and would always remember to remain by them regardless of the circumstance.
I extend my right hand of brotherhood to Senator Adeleke in all his future endeavours and I assure the good people of the state of Osun that the Peoples Democratic Party remembers their love and acceptance and will never forget to stand by them no matter the situation.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) July 5, 2019
He likewise encouraged the country’s judiciary to take a beat of the nation and reflect it, particularly since God had put an extraordinary duty on judges.
Finally, I urge the nation’s judiciary to take a pulse of the nation and reflect it. In their hands, God has placed a great responsibility. The duty to ensure that justice is done, irrespective of the pressure to do otherwise, by the powers that be.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) July 5, 2019
