Former Senator for Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce has charged everyone to accept the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu.
Murray-Bruce made the appeal in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday.
Recall that a five-man panel of justices, after more than nine hours of examining the petitions challenging his victory, ruled that “Tinubu is returned as duly elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
The verdict has been generating divergent reactions.
Murray-Bruce, an ally of PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, urged everyone to accept the verdict while working to strengthen the nation’s democracy.
“Once elections have been held and a winner is announced, we must follow the Jonathan doctrine and accept the people’s verdict in the interest of democracy and the nation.
“Our elections don’t have to end in the courts. But now that we have found ourselves in this position, and the courts have spoken, let us put national interest above self-interest, accept the verdict, and move on so the nation can advance.
“Bola Ahmed Tinubu, @officialABAT, is the duly elected and undisputed President of Nigeria, @NGRPresident, and this judgment should settle all questions and erase all doubts.
“I commend the judges of the Presidential Election Petition Court for doing a challenging job exceptionally well. It was democracy that won. So, I commend both the President and his challengers.
“Coincidentally, this verdict is coming as the President marks a hundred days in office, days that have been eventful, effective and decisive. And now, without this unnecessary uncertainty hanging over his head, we can expect even better days.
“Finally, I call on supporters of all the parties to this now settled case to be mindful of recent events on our continent and thus tailor their words and actions to promote the peace, progress and prosperity of Nigeria as one democratic and united nation under God,” Murray-Bruce said.