Osun Election Verdict: Festus Keyamo Advice Atiku, What To Expect From Supreme Court

Festus Keyamo, SAN

Festus Keyamo, SAN, and spokesperson of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign organization, has accused Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of attempting to blackmail the Supreme Court.

Keyamo told the PDP Presidential candidate, to always expect the Supreme Court to do justice even if heavens fall, while reminding the former Vice President of the court judgement which nullified the All Progressives Congress, APC, elections in Zamfara.

The SAN's comment came on the heels of Atiku’s reaction to the Supreme Court judgement on Friday that went in favour of the All Progressives Congress APC, and its governorship candidate in Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola.

The Supreme Court on Friday had dismissed the appeal of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the opposition PDP, challenging the declaration of Oyetola as the winner of the Osun State governorship election, Daily Post reports.

In his reaction, Atiku had said, “I urge the nation’s judiciary to take a pulse of the nation and reflect it. In their hands, God has placed a great responsibility. The duty to ensure that justice is done, irrespective of the pressure to do otherwise, by the powers that be.”

Keyamo, who replied directly to Atiku’s tweet, said, “Your Exellency, with great respect, this comment is beneath you.

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“The S/Court administers justice based on law and not on the ‘pulse of the nation’.

“This is a veiled attempt to blackmail the S/Court. The Supreme Court will always do justice ‘even if the heavens fall’. Remember Zamfara?”