Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have hailed the Supreme<\/p>\n
Court for upholding the elections of all its governors, describing the
\ncourt as the saviour of democracy in the country.<\/p>\n
In a statement Wednesday after the court upheld the elections of Governors
\nUdom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Okey Ikpeazu of Abia State, the PDP
\nGovernors\u2019 Forum said the verdicts have reinforced the belief that the
\njudiciary remains the hope of the common man.<\/p>\n
The statement signed by Osaro Onaiwu, coordinator of the Forum, stated
\nthat \u201cwhat the apex court has done was to save the country from being
\nbalkanised by the APC in its avowal to undermine the integrity of the
\ncourts and jettison the sacredness of the ballot box\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr. Onaiwu said the PDP would continue to work to strengthen the country\u2019s
\nlegal process as well as democratic norms.<\/p>\n
While congratulating the governors for their victories, he expressed
\nconfidence that they would continue to work hard to improve the lives of
\ntheir people, which he said the party had not failed to do over the years.<\/p>\n
Mr. Onaiwu called on states like Edo and Ondo whose elections would hold
\nlater in the year to identify with the PDP to reap the dividends of
\ndemocracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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