Darius Ishiaku remains Governor of Taraba State – Supreme Court; Rule of law has come to stay – Gov. Wike

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed Mr Darius Ishiaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship election in Taraba state.

Justice Bode-Rhodes Vivor led six justices of the Supreme Court to rule that the appeal lacked merit.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, in his message of congratulations to Gov. Ishaku on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court, said that the rule of law has come to stay in the democratic process of the country.

In a statement issued on Thursday by Simeon Nwakaudu, his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Governor Wike also congratulated the good people of Taraba state State whose preference for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been affirmed by the Supreme Court.

Governor Wike stated that the judgment of the Apex Court has further strengthened the nation’s democracy and enhanced the confidence of the people in the judiciary.

He noted that the rule of law has been consolidated by the judgments of the Supreme Court on the appeals that it adjudicated upon.

He said that with the Supreme Court judgment, the votes cast by the people of Taraba State for Governor Darius Ishaku have been upheld.

The governor urged the Taraba State Governor to consolidate on his numerous achievements and also extend a hand of cooperation to his opponents for the greater good of the people of the state.