Gov. Ishaku hails S'Court Verdict

Thu, Jul 13, 2017 | By publisher


Politics

DARIUS Ishaku, Taraba state Governor, on Wednesday described the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party as a victory for democracy and decency.

The governor in a statement by Emmanuel Bello, special assistant on Public Affairs to the governor,  said there were no winners or losers in the entire episode.

He said, “There is no victor or no vanquished. We had disagreements which is healthy in any organisation and the Supreme Court resolved the matter.”

Ishaku, who has been in the forefront of reconciliation within the PDP, often hosting meetings of PDP governors, said that the end of hostilities in the party would bring peace and progress.

The governor urged everyone to come together and work for the advancement of the party, stressing that the verdict has resolved all the knotty issues.

“Let me urge all of us party faithful to come together and work for the party. After all, we all want the best for our party. This is the opportunity we all have been waiting for to forge ahead with the goals of our party’s”,  he stated

—  Jul 13, 2017 @ 08:57 GMT

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