*Hails Tinubu for non-interference
Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has praised President Bola Tinubu for allowing the judiciary to discharge its duties independently, which saw him and other governors win their cases at the Supreme Court.
Otti spoke on Friday after the apex court dismissed the appeals of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to torpedo his victory in the March 18 governorship election in the State.
The governor specifically noted that some people who had planned to burn down some places sheathed their swords because the rule of law prevailed.
Governor Otti, while addressing journalists after the reaffirmation of his victory by the Supreme Court, noted that some verdicts given would have been different if the interfered in the job of the judiciary.
While dedicating his victory to God and the Abia electorate, Otti lauded the Nigerian judiciary for standing firm and not allowing desperate politicians to truncate the will of the people.
“I want to thank His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for remaining firm in his resolve that the judiciary should be independent.
“If he had not done that, perhaps some of the judgments and verdicts that were given today would have been different.
“I want to encourage him to continue in that light. I believe that his non-intervention in the judiciary has produced positive results in the country today.
“A few places where people were getting ready to burn down places today, [they] have sheathed their swords because the rule of law prevailed,” Governor Otti noted.
He thanked all the governorship candidates, especially those that did not go to court, for being supportive as well as anointed men of God for their prayers. He, thus, extended the olive branch to those who took him to court, asking them to sheath their swords and supply their ideas for the positive development of Abia now that the battle is over.
“From now on, division cannot be allowed in Abia State. We are all in one boat; anybody who wants the good of our state should join us in this boat and the boat is large enough to accept and receive everyone,” he enjoined.