BREAKING: Tinubu Speaks on Outcome of Supplementary Elections in Adamawa, Kebbi, Others
- Bola Tinubu has saluted the winners of the just-concluded supplementary elections in Nigeria
- Tinubu, in his congratulatory message, said their emergence was a clear indication that the people have decided who leads them
- He, however, urged aggrieved candidates to seek legal redress if they choose to challenge the outcome of the poll
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Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the winners of the supplementary elections held across various states over the weekend.
Tinubu sent his congratulatory message via a statement made available to Legit.ng on Wednesday, April 19.
Source: UGC
As contained in the statement, Tinubu said the conduct of the election and its atmosphere were a testament that the people had made their intentions clear and accepted the election's outcome.
He said:
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"These victorious men and women have earned the trust of their people and I call on them to rededicate themselves to the service of their respective constituents.
"The supplementary polls have now brought the 2023 elections to a final, fitting conclusion. I observed, with satisfaction, the largely peaceful atmosphere that pervaded the supplementary election on Saturday. It was a further testimony that our citizens have accepted democratic norms and have unalloyed faith in the electoral process."
Tinubu reacts to controversial Adamawa polls
Meanwhile, Jagaban, as his political supporters fondly call him, urged the Nigerian Police to investigate the anomalies that transpired during the supplementary polls in Adamawa state.
He, however, appealed to the aggrieved individuals who contested in the supplementary polls to accept their loss in good fate or adopt the legal route to vent their grievances.
Tinubu said:
"I note the matter of the Adamawa Supplementary Governorship Election and I urge police authorities to fully investigate all that transpired in the election given the attendant controversy.
"In every democratic contest there has to be one winner. I call on those aggrieved to pursue legitimate means of addressing their grievances."
Adamawa Polls: Atiku congratulates Fintiri, sends strong message to Tinubu
In another development, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar reiterated that he would retrieve his mandate at the presidential election petition tribunal.
Atiku, who petitioned INEC and president-elect Bola Tinubu, said it is time to discard anti-democratic entities in the country.
He stated this in his congratulatory message to Gov Ahmad Fintiri, who won his re-election bid in Adamawa state.
Source: Legit.ng
