Nigeria, Dec. 20 -- President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) after their respective victories at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

In a statement by Mr Buhari's senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the president acknowledged the role of the court in sustaining the mandate of political office holders. He urged the affected governors not to consider their contenders as enemies.

The Supreme Court affirmed the election of eight governors on Wednesday. Five of those governors are of the APC while the other three are of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The APC governors whose elections were validated are those of Kaduna, Lagos, Katsina, Nasarawa, and Ogun....