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By David Okpashi in Lafia.
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has hailed the judgment of Appeal Court Abuja that reaffirmed Gov. Abdullahi Sule as duly elected Governor of Nasarawa State.
This is even as the state has remained calm, devoid of celebrations and jubilation, following the appeal judgement declaring governor Abdullahi Sule as the winner of the Marc 18, 2023 governorship election.
Abdullahi, who stated this while reacting to Appeal Court judgement on the issue, congratulated Governor Sule and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the party’s sound victory at the Court of Appeal.
While also felicitating with the people of the State, the speaker emphasized that Governor Sule’s victory was a victory for peace, unity and sustainable development of the state and economic prosperity.
He called on all the people in the state to set aside their differences and join hand with the Governor to build Nasarawa State for the benefit of all.
” On behalf of myself, family, principal officers, members and the entire staff of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, I wish to congratulate His Excellency, Gov.
Abdullahi Sule on his victory at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
” The Appeal Court victory is an affirmation of the people’s mandate, freely given to His Excellency, Gov. Abdullahi Sule during March 18 Governorship election. I also want to congratulate the APC family for Gov. Sule’s sound victory at the Court of Appeal,” he said
Meanwhile, Lafia, the State capital and other major cities across the state remain calm after the Appeal Court judgment.
The three-man panel of justices had in a unanimous verdict set aside the judgment of the Nasarawa State Election Petition Tribunal that sacked Sule as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state.
At the PDP state secretariat in Lafia, it was a Sober mood some concern women were seen in pensive manner discussing the outcome of the judgment.
Others were seen praising God,expressing their belief that God will give them justice at the supreme Court.
In some of the offices visited by our correspondent, some of the civil servants who did not want their names mentioned were also seen discussing the outcome of the judgment.
Many of them expressed satisfaction with the judgment saying that it was against the will of the majority of the voters while others described it as victory for democracy.
On his part, governor Abdullahi Sule expressed gratitude to the judiciary for living up to expectation, describing the judgment as victory for democracy.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.