Following the tribunal’s verdict upholding President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the Leader of the Senate, has called on politicians to embrace governance and put politics behind them. He commended the judiciary for upholding the rule of law in their decision.
In a statement, Senator Bamidele congratulated President Tinubu on the tribunal’s verdict and urged the petitioners to accept the outcome and work together with President Tinubu to implement his “Renewed Hope Agenda” for Nigeria. He emphasized that it is now time for governance, as politics has concluded.
The presidential election petition tribunal, chaired by Justice Haruna Tsammani, had upheld President Tinubu’s election victory in the February 25, 2023, election.