Former Kano State Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Alhaji Ilyasu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party (LP) flagbearer Mr. Peter Obi, that they reconsider their plans to approach the Supreme Court following recent election verdicts.
Alhaji Kwankwaso said on Monday while reacting to the verdict passed by the National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano ruled in his favour as the winner of the Madobi, Kiru, and Garun-Malam House of Representatives.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reported that that the Tribunal sitting in Kano nullified the election of Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), following his failure to resign from Bayero University, Kano, within the required 30-day period before the election.
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Consequently, Justice Ngozi Flora Azinge, the tribunal’s chairperson, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to revoke Datti’s certificate of return and declare Alhaji Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso as the victor of the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal House of Representatives election, having scored the second-highest votes in the February 25, 2023.
Addressing the Presidential Election Tribunal’s rulings, Alhaji Kwankwaso urged both Alhaji Atiku and Mr. Obi to exhibit sportsmanship by acknowledging their electoral defeat and uniting behind the elected President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to advance the nation.
He stated,” Alhaji Atiku and Mr Obi have the constitutional right to seek redress before the law court on whatever they believed transpired during the election, which they have sought at the tribunal.
“Having dragged their grievances before the Tribunal and having judged the matter, as well as verdict equally, and both having lost, the honourable way for them is to accept the defeat in good fate,” he said.
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Alhaji Kwankwaso, however, noted that to him, the Supreme Court would not start the case fresh but would just look at documents ruled on by the Tribunal and pass its judgement.
He then hinted that going by the judgements pronounced at the Tribunal, the arguments of both Alhaji Atiku and Mr Obi do not have good and convincing substance, hence the need for them to let go and team with the winner in moving the country forward
While thanking Allah on the Tribunal that declared him winner, Alhaji Kwankwaso, however, commanded the people of his constituency for their prayers and support.
Kwankwaso, therefore, thanked the Tribunal for a good job done. The judiciary is the last hope of the common man.
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He also urged his opponent to work with him on his task to enhance developmental projects in all the nooks and crannies of his constituency.
Alhaji Kwankwaso hails from the same local government area as former presidential candidate of NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, but contested on the platform of APC.