Buhari’s Victory at Supreme Court Testimony To Supremacy Of Democracy-Malami

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory against the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Atiku Abubakar, at the Supreme Court as a  testimony to the supremacy of democracy.

It would be recalled on Wednesday that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Tanko Mohammed in his ruling on said, “We have examined all the briefs and exhibits for over two weeks.And we agreed that there is no merit in this appeal.The appeal is dismissed.reasons to be given on a date to be announced.”

However, speaking to State House correspondents after the ruling of the apex court, Malami said, “It is a testimony to the supremacy of democracy and that democracy has eventually succeeded. The mandate that has been accorded this government by great majority of Nigerian citizens who overwhelmingly voted this government into power has been reaffirmed.

‘It’s a success for the judicial system that has looked into the mandate that majority of Nigerians gave this government, the court of appeal confirmed and reconfirmed same, and it is a further reinforcement of the supremacy of the people, votes of the people that the Supreme Court this morning confirmed the decision of the court of appeal by affirming the mandate that has been accorded President Muhammadu Buhari.