President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and the Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide have congratulated Hope Uzodinma on his victory at the Supreme Court as the governor of Imo.
Recall that the Supreme Court on Tuesday sacked Chief Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the governor of the state and declared Mr Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9, 2019 gubernatorial election.
Mr Lawan, in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi also congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state for peacefully retrieving its mandate through the constitutionally stipulated judicial process.
The senate president said the unanimous decision of the seven-member panel of the highest court in the land had cleared any doubt on the victory of the APC in the election.
“This is a victory for democracy, the rule of law, the All Progressives Congress and the good people of Imo.
“The new governor-elect should be magnanimous in victory and see his mandate as a call to serve his people conscientiously and to the best of his ability,” Mr lawan said.
He also praised the Nigerian judiciary for reasserting itself as a sacred chapel for judicious resolution of disputes.
Similarly, the igbo youth group said that Mr Uzodinma’s victory is a `victory well deserved’.
In a statement on Tuesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Osmond Nkeoma said the apex court had once again reassured the masses that the judiciary remained the last hope of the common man.
He thanked God for the success of Mr Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the apex court maintaining that the former senator was a man so much loved by the Imo people.
He said that Igbo youths had no doubt in the capacity of Uzodinma to deliver the true dividends of democracy to the people of the state.
The group expressed gratitude to God for the victory and called on all Imo people to join hands and support the new governor whom they described as an `experienced lawmaker’.
They said he was also prepared to confront the challenges facing the state.
NAN
