Following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the suit seeking to invalidate the candidature of Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has expressed hope of a befitting judgement at the tribunal.
In a tweet after the dismissal, Atiku further called on his supporters to exercise restraint as litigation is still ongoing at the tribunal.
The tweet reads below:
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the case of the @OfficialPDPNig is not a setback to my quest for justice. Our legal team are primed to robustly prove that the election of February 25 was fraudulent, did not comply with the constitutional requirements and the electoral guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, @inecnigeria, and that the announced winner was not even qualified to contest the poll.
The battle for democracy and the enthronement of a new order to spur growth and development in Nigeria is one to which I have committed my all and for which I am not ready to walk away at this point when our nation is at crossroads. We know that sooner than later, our esteemed Justices will make the pronouncement that will serve as a befitting requiem for mandate bandits.
I urge my supporters to exercise patience and conduct themselves peaceably as we diligently conduct our litigation at the Presidential Election Tribunal Court. -AA
