Supreme Court judgement: Adeleke will bounce back – Atiku  

Few moments after the Supreme Court judgement declaring Gboyega Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun, the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted saying that the judgement cannot be said to be the end of Senator Ademola Adeleke.

The former vice president said he and other Nigerians would continue to stand with Adeleke and the people of Osun in good times and in difficult days.

“The Supreme Court has ruled and because of its judicial finality, the legal case is over. However, the love, acceptance and endorsement that the people of Osun bestowed on both Senator Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party is not over and cannot be overlooked,” Atiku said.

“Those who think this is the end of the road for Senator Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun, are greatly mistaken.

“This is not the end. Not even the beginning of the end. No. Today marks the continued ascendancy of Senator Adeleke and his party in the hearts and minds of his people.”

He said the people of the state had expected that the progress and development that the Adeleke family had consistently brought to Osun would be translated to their governance.

“That hope is not dead. Only delayed,” he said as he extended a hand of support to Adeleke in all his future endeavours. He also assured the people of the state of Osun that the PDP remembers their love and acceptance and would never forget to stand by them no matter the situation.

He also urged the nation’s judiciary to take a pulse of the country and reflect it, especially since God had placed a great responsibility on judges.

“The duty to ensure that justice is done, irrespective of the pressure to do otherwise, by the powers that be,” Atiku said.