President, Comrade Abdulwahed Ibrahim
Omar, has congratulated his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his
victory at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal.
In a message sent from Geneva where he
is attending the Governing Body meeting of the International Labour
Organization, the NLC president described the tribunal ruling as a triumph
of the will of the electorate of Edo State and as a major step in the
democratic development of Nigeria.
Omar congratulated the people of Edo
State and indeed the whole of Nigerians for the resilience they demonstrated
throughout the tribunal proceedings. According to him, the victory is for
the good people of Nigeria as a whole and not Oshiomhole alone.
He commended the tribunal and saluted
the thoroghness and integrity of the panel, adding that the tribunal
dispensed justice in a way that suggested that they appreciated the enormity
of the issues at stake and the need to do what is right. He applauded the
quality of the ruling, noting that it would significantly improve the
jurisprudence on election petitions in Nigeria.
The NLC President reaffirmed his
confidence that Edo State would witness quality and people-driven governance
with Comrade Oshiomhole as Governor.
On its part, the TUC President, Mr.
Peter Esele, also hailed the verdict of the tribunal and described it as "a
double victory for Oshiomhole as an indigene and coming from the labour
constituency".
Esele told the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) that "we, the party members had always known that he won
the election.
"We heard of the appeal, we are not
bothered, because there are enough proof that he won, so by the grace of
God, come what may, he will be sworn-in as the governor Edo State".
