Abdullahi Bello, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kogi State, has described the Supreme Court verdict affirming Governor Yahaya Bello as the winner of last November 16, 2019 governorship election as a well-deserved victory.
He, therefore, called on all opposition parties, including the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to join hands with the ruling APC in the state to move Kogi forward.
The Supreme Court on Monday, August 31, 2020, upheld the decision of the tribunal and that of the Appeal Court declaring Bello as the winner of the election.
“Our doors are open and we are ready to involve everyone in moving the state forward to the next level of development and prosperity,” said the state APC chairman.
He added that the apex court’s ruling was pointer to the fact that the judiciary was a trusted ally in the task of ensuring justice for the common man.
However, the Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accepted the Supreme Court’s judgement affirming Bello as the winner of last November’s election.
In a statement issued on Monday, August 31, 2020, shortly after the Supreme Court ruling, the party paid tribute to its flagbearer, Musa Wada and his running mate, Sam Aro.
In the statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Bode Ogunmola, the party said that while it accepts in good faith the ruling of the Supreme Court, it leaves the final judgement in the hands of God.
The statement said while the higher court in the land has given its verdict, the PDP has no choice than accept.
“We thank God for the grace and the courage to go this far. We believe that He has the ultimate say,” he said.
