Supreme Court: Losing Kano, Plateau would have been a major blow – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to Supreme Court judgement on governorship tussles in Kano and Plateau states.

President Buhari said it would have been disastrous for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party had lost Kano and Plateau states at the Supreme Court.

The president stated this in his congratulatory message to the APC over the apex court judgement that upheld the elections of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Governor Simon Lalong.

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Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said: “I am glad this tortuous journey has ended in favour of the party and our governors.

“APC won the states and has proved it in court. It would have been a major blow if strategically important states like Kano and Plateau are lost.

“It has now become standard procedure for the opposition to challenge any poll or judgement that does not return its candidates. Election is good when they win.

“The opposite is the case if someone else emerges. But that is not the way it works. Democracy is not only about who wins or who loses, but also about the process. In disparaging every unfavourable result or judgement, they disparage the entire system.”

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