“This development must be cleared up quickly to avoid conjectures and the belief that something untoward happened.”

He rallied the support of Ooni of Ife and others for the Osun governor.

The appellate court had ordered that the petition be taken back to the tribunal for hearing within the time stipulated in the Electoral Act.

“Peter Obi has served the purpose of John the Baptist for the Divine President Bola Tinubu, that’s all that God brought him to do this time around.”

“From the onset, I told you that the journey upon which we were about to embark was not a short sprint but a long and tough marathon.”

We watermarked our copies of court judgment, president’s lawyers clarify.

He said the ruling is victory for the nation’s constitutional democracy and the rule of law.

However the PDP has protested, declaring he can’t run Ondo State from Oyo State.

He said the PDP became “a divided house” which led to a split of votes between PDP and Labour Party.

“The appellant should have produced credible evidence to sway the court to rule in his favour. Having not done so, there’s no amount of sentiments that will determine the judgment.”

“I was waiting anxiously to see if my job was secured or not,” he chuckled.

“Whether I prevail in this quest or not, the record of my effort in ensuring an order of credible elections in Nigeria shall remain for the future generations to evaluate.”

“Not just the lawyers of the PDP but those of the LP substantially provided sufficient ground for nullification of the election.”

He said the PEPC is not the final arbiter.

He said the justices were very thorough in their ruling delivered for close to 14 hours on Wednesday.

He said INEC committed “fraud” by not using BVAS after expressly saying it will do so.

“Did he get one-quarter in two-thirds of the states? What a bizarre petition,” he said.

“I urge all my supporters to be calm and peaceful as their mandate is not lost.”

They urged “lovers of democracy” to stay optimistic, saying that a new Nigeria is still possible.

He assured of diligently serving Nigerians irrespective of political, tribal or religious differences and pledged to exceed expectations.