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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Ebonyi State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, has described the Supreme Court victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru as an affirmation of the mandate given to him by voters on the March 18, 2023 governorship election.<\/p>\n

Okoro-Emegha stated this on Friday in Abakaliki while reacting to the victory of the party at the Supreme Court in a chat with newsmen.<\/p>\n

The chairman commended the justices of the Supreme Court for upholding the election victory of Gov. Francis Nwifuru.<\/p>\n

The chieftain who celebrated the victory described the judgement as a \u2018landmark\u2019 victory and called on the opposition parties to close ranks with the governor to move the state forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never lost any sleep on the outcome of the Supreme Court case because we had a good case and had earlier won at the tribunal and Appeal Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judgement has brought to a definite end the election litigation and the governor can settle down for the business of governance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victory represents not only a victory for democracy but for the entire Ebonyi electorate that voted massively to elect Nwifuru.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judgement shows that the judiciary remains the last hope of the \u2018common man\u2019 and it just confirmed the decision of the Ebonyi voters in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor has been in the service, first as speaker and he knows the needs of the people and he will just continue what he has already started,\u201d Okoro-Emegha said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Ebonyi State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, has described the Supreme Court victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru as an affirmation of the mandate given to him by voters on the March 18, 2023 governorship election. 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