Adeleke vs Oyetola: What Atiku, Buhari said about APC victory at Supreme Court

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on the Supreme Court ruling on Friday which affirmed his victory in the Governorship election of September 2018.

Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Senator Ademola Adeleke.

According to a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President said, “The decision of the apex court lays to rest the tussle over the governorship of Osun State and removes all encumbrances on the path of the governor from fully delivering dividends of democracy to the good people of the State.”

President Buhari commended the government and people of Osun in allowing the rule of law to run its entire course, urging them as well as security agencies to sustain the peace.

“He calls on the victorious governor and the ruling All Progressives Congress party to be magnanimous in victory and make concrete moves towards inclusive governance as may be necessary.

“President Buhari also expresses the Federal Government’s continued willingness to partner with the State Government for the betterment of the people going forward”, it said.

Reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling, Atiku, in a tweet on Friday, extended his hand of brotherhood to Senator Adeleke in all his future endeavours.

He also said that he will join the good people of Osun state to stand with Senator Adeleke in good times and in difficult days.

Atiku on his Twitter page wrote: “I join with people of goodwill all over Nigeria to say to Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the people of the great state of Osun, that we stand with them in good times and in difficult days.

“The Supreme Court has ruled and because of its judicial finality, the legal case is over.

“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.

“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.”