Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has lauded the judiciary for ensuring that justice was served in the appeal filed against him by Sen. Aishatu Binani, APC governorship candidate in the state.
Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Monday in Yola, said the appeal was for the 2023 Adamawa governorship election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Appeal Court on Monday in Abuja dismissed an appeal filed against Fintiri.
Fintiri was affirmed as Adamawa governor by the election petition tribunal in Yola on Oct. 27, on the petition filed by Binani.
Fintiri described the judgement as `a victory for the rule of law’, indicating that democracy had come to stay in Nigeria.
He also urged all parties to close ranks and work towards the development of the state.
“The judgment did not come to me as a surprise, as the PDP worked tirelessly for its victory during the election,” he said.
Fintiri added that the victory is a reconfirmation of the wishes of the Adamawa people, freely expressed in the last election.
He dedicated the victory to God and the people of the state.
The governor commended the decisions of both the Tribunal and Court of Appeal for painstakingly assessing all the allegations levelled against him in the petitions before deciding on the merits and demerits of the case.
