Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed optimism that the Supreme Court will uphold President Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election held on February 25.
Onanuga made this statement in response to the Supreme Court’s announcement regarding the date for delivering its verdict on appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi.
Atiku and Obi had filed appeals before the apex court challenging Tinubu’s victory in the last presidential election.
However, the Supreme Court said it would pass a final verdict on the appeals on Thursday.
Reacting, Onanuga posted on X: “The Supreme Court will give its verdict tomorrow in the appeals filed by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
“They are challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Bola Tinubu in the 25 February election.
“We in the APC are hopeful for victory. We are hopeful that the apex court will affirm the sanctity of the 8.9m votes of Nigerians that gave President Tinubu victory last February.”