The governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has hailed the judgement by the Court of Appeal, which sacked Elisha Abbo as the Senator representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Fintiri, who is a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), described the judgement declaring the PDP candidate, Amos Yohanna, as the rightful lawmaker representing the area in the National Assembly as a triumph of the people’s will.
The governor made the remark in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, on Tuesday.
Abbo of the All Progressives Congress, APC was sacked by the Appeal Court in Abuja on Monday.
The judgement was delivered by a three-member panel of the Appeal Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice C.E. Nwosu-Iheme.
The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Yohanna.
Congratulating Yohanna on his victory, the governor said that “the judgment of the Court has further restored the confidence Nigerians repose in the institution of the judiciary and the hope for the sustenance of democracy in our country.”
He commended the court for its courage in upholding justice and reaffirming the saying that the “judiciary is the last hope of the common man.”
According to the governor, the judiciary remained the true arbiter that restores power to the people.
Fintiri stressed the need for politicians to seek power through proper channels and not subvert the inherent power of democracy.
