Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa, is aware that he did not prevail in the state’s March 18, 2023, governorship election, according to Walid Jibrin, a former chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Last week, Abdullahi Sule was removed as governor of the state of Nasarawa by the Nasarawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
David Ombugadu of the PDP was recognised by the judiciary as the legitimate governor of Nasarawa. Sule has stated he will challenge the decision, nevertheless.
Jibrin stated at a press conference on Friday in Abuja that Sule’s attempt to give the tribunal’s ruling a religious overtone is incorrect.
“Sule and everyone in Nasarawa state and Nigeria is fully aware that Sule did not win the election and, therefore, should not be governor in Nasarawa against the will of the people and the law,” the PDP leader added.
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The sole institution that still stands as the last bastion of the ordinary man will be destroyed by the pitiful attempt to split the judiciary along religious lines.
As a result, it is shocking that Governor Sule chose to use his religious beliefs as an excuse for refusing to step down in favour of Dr. David Ombugadu of the PDP, who is the legitimate winner of the Nasarawa state governorship election on March 18, 2023, rather than accepting the tribunal’s highly anticipated decision!
“As I mentioned previously, I am a devoted Muslim who is over 70 years old. Sule’s attempt to place the blame for his defeat on religion as opposed to the resounding evidence before God and all Nigerians that he lost the most recent governorship race in Nasarawa astounds me.
Jibrin warned Nigerians against the politics of religion because it has the power to destabilise the nation.
The entire nation would be destroyed, he warned, if we did not exercise caution in our handling of religious politics.
“Muslims and Christians are roughly equally represented in Nasarawa State, and Dr. Ombugadu would be the first Christian to serve as governor since the state’s establishment in 1996.
“This is a wonderful chance to bring our state together for democracy, good governance, and peace.”
Recall that on Tuesday, Sule stated, “Many of you must have read the tribunal ruling in our state when two of the judges, who are Christians, decided that a Christian won the election and one Muslim judge decided that it is the Muslim who won the election,” while addressing at a peace summit in Abuja.
