The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said with its decision to uphold the election of President Bola Tinubu, the Supreme Court legalised forgery and illegality.

Atiku said this at an ongoing press conference in Abuja.

He said, “Someone asked me, what would I do if I lost my election petition appeal at the Supreme Court. In response, I said that as long as Nigeria wins, the struggle would have been worthwhile.

“By that, I meant that the bigger loss will not be mine but Nigeria’s if the Supreme Court legitimises illegality, including forgery, identity theft, and perjury as it has done.

“If the Supreme Court, the highest court of the land, implies that crime is good and should be rewarded, then Nigeria has lost and the country is doomed irrespective of who occupies the Presidential seat.”

“I am sure that history will vindicate me.”

He continued, “Nigerians know more about the person sitting in office as their President and how he got there, and the dangers that it portends for them and the country. It is for them, especially the younger generation whose futures are to be shaped by that man, to decide what they want to do with the knowledge.”

The former vice-president declared that despite the completion of this phase, he has no intentions of stepping back.

“As for me and my party this phase of our work is done. However, I am not going away. For as long as I breathe I will continue to struggle, with other Nigerians, to deepen our democracy and rule of law and for the kind of political and economic restructuring the country needs to reach its true potential,” he stated.

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