President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Wednesday ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, dismissing the case brought before it by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his party, the People’s Democratic Party PDP.
Reacting to the verdict through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, President Buhari again thanked Nigerians for the mandate they gave to him to run the affairs of the country for another four years.
He said in a statement that the Government and people of Nigeria have been aware that the result of the February 23rd, presidential election has been settled now for some eight months.
President Buhari was re-elected by an absolute majority of 55.6 per cent of the national vote, with Nigerians casting nearly four million more votes for President Buhari than his nearest challenger – representing a margin close to 15 per cent of the total vote.
The former Vice President and his political party exercised their rights, under the Nigerian Constitution and electoral laws, to petition the courts and dispute this result.
