Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Friday,reacted to the protest that rocked Lafia the State capital following the affirmation by the Supreme Court as the duly elected Governor on the March 18,2022 election.
The in his reaction said the protest largely by members of the opposition and their supporters was needless as it wouldn’t change anything.
The Governor explained that the Supreme Court is the ultimate and final court, appealing to all those who appreciate democracy to take the Sup reme Court’s verdict in good faith.
He charged the opposition to learn from the maturity displayed by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who heeded the advice not to protest when he lost at the tribunal.
Krestnews source reports that the Governor alongside the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the immediate past Governor of the State, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura paid a ‘thank you’ visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.
“As far as we are concerned in Nasarawa State, we won at the Court of Appeal unanimously. We have also won today with the five justices being led by a panel of the highly respected Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun (JSC),” he said,
He called on the opposition party to join hands with him to build Nasarawa State.
Krestnews recalls that earlier on Friday, there was protest in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, following the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed the election of Governor Sule.
The protest took place along the major Lafia-Jos highway completely grounded vehicular movement as the protesters set bonfire to prevent travelers and other road users.
On the protest over the Supreme Court judgement, he said: “Nasarawa is a State where we had over 600,000 votes and we won with over 340,000 votes, so you will know that over 200,000 people did not vote for us. So, if out of these 200,000 people that did not vote for us and other set of 1,000 people are protesting somewhere, then you will know because it’s a day that not everybody will be happy.
“In every State where the Supreme Court actually passed judgment, in every one of these States, you will find some people are happy and some other people not happy.
“But I think people who understand what democracy is all about will understand that the Supreme Court is the ultimate and is the final and those who appreciate or respect democracy would actually leave it right there because protests or no protest will not change anything, the Supreme Court has already passed its judgment.
“So, in our own case, when we lost at the tribunal, we told everybody, nobody should protest and that’s why nobody protested, but that is the level of maturity that you will see from one political party or the other.
“We are a very mature political party, we’re the ruling party in the country, we’re the ruling party in the State and we’re showing a good example, so that’s why we will not protest.”
The Governor used the opportunity to again commended President Tinubu for allowing the judiciary to do its work without any undue interference.
“In line with all the judgments that have been going on in the country, I think first and foremost, we must continue to thank Almighty God for giving us the good health and the opportunity to see the kind of democracy we are seeing, he said
“We must thank Mr. President, and that’s what brought us here to the Villa. We thank him for the kind of role he continues to play in all of these, by ensuring that fairness is done without undue interference, allowing the justice system to work the way it’s supposed to be.
“So we must express our appreciation to him for doing all that to the good people of Nigeria”.