The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says it expects the Supreme Court judges to deliver justice in the petition by its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 2023 elections.
The party in a statement on Sunday called on the apex court to validate the common saying that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man, adding that the PDP is optimistic of victory in the petition before the apex court.
The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, 23rd October to hear the appeal by Atiku against Tinubu on the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court regarding the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
The PDP in the statement by its national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba said it believes the electoral process was manipulated for Tinubu to emerge as the winner but that the apex court would critically examine the provisions of the law, the body of evidence, circumstances and facts presented before it in the petition before it.
He added that the PDP hopes the Supreme Court would apply the laws, including the express provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, 2022 and guidelines and regulations of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in delivering substantial justice in the matter.
The PDP statement reads: “As the Supreme Court commences hearing on the February 25, 2023, Presidential Election Appeal, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) @OfficialPDPNig is confident that guided by the provisions of the law, the body of evidence, circumstances and facts presented before it, the Apex Court will deliver justice in the matter.
“The PDP believes that the issues of the February 2023 Presidential election; the barefaced violation of rules and the laws, the brazen manipulations, and falsifications in perversion of our electoral process have put our democracy in a precarious situation.
“Nigerians and indeed the whole world look forward to the Supreme Court for justice in the hope that the Court will apply the laws, including the express provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, 2022 and @inecnigeria Guidelines and Regulations in delivering substantial justice in the matter.
“The earnest expectation of Nigerians and lovers of democracy across the world is that the Supreme Court will use this case to firmly validate the maxim that the Judiciary is the last hope of the common man.
“Nigerians are therefore optimistic in hoping that the Supreme Court will dispense substantial Justice according to law and fact in the Appeal.”
