Buhari Reacts To Tribunal Judgement, Reveals Who Won

Buhari Reacts To Tribunal Judgement, Reveals Who Won

The former President, Muhammadu Buhari, lauded the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, affirming that it underscores the triumph of “democracy and the people” in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.

In a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, Buhari commended the five-member panel of the Tribunal for upholding justice and resisting any form of intimidation.

He further encouraged Nigerians to wholeheartedly back the administration of his successor, President Bola Tinubu, in order to see the fulfillment of his pledges.

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“If anybody has won, it is the democracy and the people,” Buhari said, adding “With the verdict of the court, the election period is over and it is time to put the heat and dust behind us.

The former President remarked that the Tribunal has made a historic contribution by rejecting intimidation and bias in order to uphold justice.

On Wednesday, a five-member panel, presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, delivered a unanimous judgment, dismissing the petitions contesting Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election.

The PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, alongside his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, as well as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), had submitted petitions challenging Tinubu’s win under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election