Struggle For Southern Presidency Must Not Be In Vain – Akeredolu

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, described the Supreme Court judgement declaring him the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North senatorial district as democracy in action.

According to Lawan, the judgement affirming him as the APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North is evidence of democracy at work in Nigeria.

Lawan, who made the statement while reacting to the Supreme Court judgement, affirming him as the ruling party’s candidate for Yobe North, also said that the verdict was a victory for the APC in Yobe and the APC in the country in general.

Commending the apex court for the judgement, he expressed delight that the judgement would strengthen democracy, saying that all Nigerians and institutions have a responsibility to work towards strengthening the democracy.

Lawan also expressed optimism that the APC would record landslide victory in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.

His words: “Let me start by thanking God for his blessing and of course, what had happened today in the Supreme Court judgement on Yobe North Particularly is a victory for APC in Yobe and generally APC across the country. What happened was democracy at work and the courts gave their various judgements and of course the Supreme Court gave the final judgement.

“I want at this point to commend the Supreme Court and of course the judiciary generally for making this kind of judgement to strengthen our democracy because it is not only for politicians to work and strengthen democracy it is all of us and all the institutions have their roles to play.

“Let me take this opportunity to thank the All Progressives Congress, our party, for taking this matter to the Supreme Court. Actually, as an individual, I didn’t go to the Supreme Court to seek for a redress but my party did and my people of Yobe North and Yobe State generally and many political associates and well-wishers across the country and beyond insisted that there had to be an appeal at the Supreme Court on this matter.

“So, today it is a victory for all of us involved. I am the symbol but the victory is for our party, the APC and for democracy.

“This 9th Senate has been a very productive Senate and our colleagues have shown interest in what has been happening in this Senate. I thank all my colleagues in the Senate for the support and the love for the partnership, and I want to recommit myself to ensuring that the leadership of the Senate continues to lead very well. We will always be appreciative of our colleagues who gave us the mandate to lead the 9th National Assembly.

“We will be looking at the 25th of February when the Presidential and the National Assembly elections will take place. By the grace of God, Nigerians will vote APC once again. On the 25th the presidential candidate of the APC Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, will be voted in as President of Nigeria by the grace of God alongside Distinguish Senator Kasim Shettima, who is the vice presidential candidate.

“When it comes to the Senatorial and House of Representatives, you know what it will be. It will be a landslide majority for the APC and the same thing for the House of Reps.

“We will continue to give Nigeria leadership to continue with those programs and projects that we have been doing very well and rethink and retool those that we think we have not done very well. This I believe will make Nigeria better.”