Supreme Court judgment: We’re Not Happy But Receive It With Placidity, Osun APC Reacts

Editor May 10, 2023

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OSOGBO – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the verdict of the supreme court pronounced on the 2022 Osun State governorship election.

The party stated that it received the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed the state Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory with equanimity and placidity noting that in a contest, someone must emerge the winner.

According to the state Acting Chairman of the APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, in Abuja today, the Supreme Court decisions are final which cannot be challenged in any other court of the land

Lawal submitted that as a democratic political body that solely believes in the rule of law, there is no way that we can fault the judgement of the Supreme Court which is the highest court in the land even though we are not happy with the judicial decision.

He said, “While we are congratulating the beneficiary of the judgement, we make bold to state that we shall not be found wanton in playing our expected opposition roles in order to keep the government on its toes.

“The members and supporters of our party should refuse to be downcast with the current political situation in the state as the nature of politics is that one doesn’t win all the times.

“The prevailing condition of the winner(s) of today does not make him the perpetual winner as the political office which was contested for is a tenured one for a period of four years after which we shall have the opportunity to slug it out with those who are rejoicing over today’s victory.

“It is however, worthwhile to state that our party and our candidate, former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, might have lost the election as it was pronounced by the apex court of the land but it is visible to the court of the public that they never lost the battle.