Banky W saw the tribunal ruling as a potential turnaround in his political career to be a federal lawmaker.
The Nigerian president’s argument seemed a last-minute push to downplay tomorrow’s hearing by Judge Jeffrey Gilbert.
It held that the PDP and its candidate should be excluded from the supplementary election.
Political opponents and civic groups have condemned the ruling of a five-member Appeal Court panel, led by Haruna Simon Tsamani, as riddled with blatant injustice.
A panel of appellate jurists affirmed the February 2023 declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election on Wednesday night.
The president’s office said he welcomed affirmation of his election with an intense sense of solemn responsibility and preparedness to serve all Nigerians.
Nigeria is presently torn between allowing Peter Mbah to remain as a governor and sustaining the NYSC scheme. One must give way for the other to remain in place.
“While they exercise the legal rights afforded them in our democracy, I have set my course and mind on the leadership of this nation.”
While Nigeria’s membership of the G-20 is desirable, the government has embarked on wide-ranging consultations with a view to ascertaining the benefits and risks of membership.
NNPP on Tuesday expelled its chairman of board of trustees Boniface Aniebonam and several other national officers over alleged anti-party activities.
