Following the judgment of the Supreme Court which upheld the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the winner of October 10, 2020 governorship
According to Akeredolu, the judiciary should also be commended for standing by the truth and for not yielding to any influence.
While calling on Jegede to join him in the task of making the state great, Akeredolu maintained that Nigerians can still be proud of the country’s judiciary.Addressing some journalists at the Government House grounds, Akeredolu said, “I just heard the news of the final decision of the final court on the election petition filed by my brother, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN. The supreme dismissed his appeal on 4-3 basis and that in essence is that from the Tribunal up to the Supreme Court.
“So, I’ve every reason to thank God and to appreciate our judiciary for standing by the truth and for not yielding to any influence. I believe that we can still be proud our judiciary in this country.“And for me, the glory of this victory of this election petition success is to God Almighty. And I want to thank the legal team that have represented us. We have so many Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
“I want to also thank my team led by Akinola Olujimi, SAN for their work. We now plan to get this behind us and get to work.
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