Basking in the euphoria of the Supreme Court verdict upholding his election in the March 18, 2023 Governorship Poll, Enugu Governor, Peter Mbah, yesterday, said that distractions were over, vowing to redouble his efforts in the delivery of his mandate to make Enugu State better
Mbah, who described the process of the judicial review of his mandate by the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court as a huge emotional journey, physical, and spiritual investment for the people of Enugu, thanked the residents of the state for their support every step of the way, promising not to disappoint the
He made the statements in Enugu, while reacting to the apex court verdict in Abuja, which dismissed the appeal of the Labour Party Governorship candidate, Chijioke Edeog
Mbah, who spoke at the Government House, attributed his victory to the people and a nudge to continue the development strides and pursue his vision for a greater Enugu Stat
He said: “A few minutes ago, the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, delivered the final judgment on the last tranche of appeals against the mandate you freely gave us on March 18, 2023. We thank God that the learned justices affirmed your sacred wil
“We wish to express our profound gratitude to the learned justices for keeping the wheel of justice rolling. We, specifically, thank them for upholding your mandat
“This judicial journey has been a huge emotional, physical and spiritual investment for you, the people of Enugu. First, our case was heard and examined during an exhaustive process at the Enugu State Election Petitions Tribunal and at the end your mandate was upheld. The appellate court in Lagos again upheld the previous decision via a unanimous decision. Today, the Supreme Court has again upheld this victory for the people of Enugu Stat
“Ndi Enugu, you are the victors of this judicial journey. I salute your dogged belief in us. Your unalloyed support and prayers at every attempt to subvert your mandate can never be lost on us. We do not take them for granted. Now that these distractions are over, it is time to redouble our efforts to serve yo
“We will double down on our earlier resolve to serve you with every fibre of our being. The reward of your resolute support will come in our rededication to do things that have to do with the ordinary people of Enugu State. We will give more attention to your welfare, development and good livin
“Let me reaffirm that you haven’t seen anything yet. We are by this judgment recommitting ourselves to the sacred pact between us; the social contract, which we both signed on May 29, 202
“Let me use this opportunity to reassure you that all our campaign promises will be fulfilled to the letter. Hold us to account. Hold your pens firmly and tick with us as we drill down into all those electoral promises
Mbah, however, urged the people to pray for him and his tea
“As we celebrate this affirmation of your electoral mandate, please continue to spare moments of prayers for us. Beseech God on our behalf for an ultimately greater Enugu State. With your prayers and support we will get to the promise land of an Enugu of our dreams,” he said.
Credit: Guardian
