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By Johnson Samson
The chairman senate committee on petroleum (downstream), Kabir Marafa, has said the verdict of the supreme court on the 2019 elections in Zamfara gave him mixed feelings
The apex court on Friday voided the votes cast for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara during the elections.
The ruling party lost 37 seats through the verdict.
Marafa who kick-started the chain of litigations that led to the historic judgement having lost his bid to get the party’s gubernatorial ticket said: “Today’s judgement is a victory for democracy, triumph of truth over falsehood and redeemer of the integrity of the judiciary,” he said.
“As we all know the APC was unable to conduct primaries in Zamfara state following Yari’s thuggery and violent machinations. With this, lesson has been served that only strict adherence to rule of law and due process will take the country to the next level…
The senator commended the panel of justices led by Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).
“The acting CJN and the Justices that delivered the judgement have with this judgement, laid the foundation for the redemption of the battered image of the judiciary as painted by the likes of justice Bello Shinkafi,” he said.
“I will like to thank the judiciary especially the Justice Tom Yakubu team at the appeal court and now the Ag CJN team in the supreme court, the courageous position of INEC, the unflinching support of the people of Zamfara state, my family for their wonderful support and prayers, my well wishers and admirers in Nigeria and Diaspora for their overwhelming support.
“Judiciary remains the last hope of the common man, therefore all hands must be on deck to strengthen it,” he added.
