ZAMFARA ELECTION: APC Speaks On Supreme Court Judgement

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Ntufam Hilliard Eta, the national vice chairman, South South, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has reportedly spoken about the Supreme Court's judgement which nullified all votes cast for the party in the 2019 elections in Zamfara state.

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According to a report by the Daily Trust, Eta said the party has no option than to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court.

Nollywood Times had earlier reported, that the Supreme Court's judgement affected the governorship, federal, and State legislative polls in Zamfara state.

Eta, who reportedly spoke with newsmen on Friday, May 24, after a meeting of the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja, said the party had learnt some lessons from the Zamfara scenario.

He said concerning the judgement: “It’s a sad day for every member of the APC. It’s a very sad day for us.”

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When asked, if the party mismanaged the crisis, he said: “I don’t think the party mismanaged the crisis in our Zamfara chapter. We don’t have any option than to accept the judgement of the Supreme Court and go ahead and learn some lessons from it. That is what I can say for now.”

The chairman of the Senate committee on petroleum in a statement on Friday, May 24 said truth will always prevail against falsehood.

He described the judgment as as bitter-pill to swallow, but that it shows the sincerity of President Muhammadu Buhari.