Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki,
on Friday, praised the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which upheld
his victory at the September 28, 2016 Governorship Election,
alongside former governor Adams Oshiomhole, who branded the petition
and the appeal against its dismissal as a futile attempt to smuggle
through the judiciary.
The Court of Appeal, on Friday morning,
dismissed the election petition filed by both the Peoples’
Democratic Party (PDP) and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, noting that the
Tribunal did a painstaking job and should be commended for its
judgment.
Commending the appellate court's
verdict, the governor said that the truth would always prevail and he
was prepared to appear at the Supreme Court over the case because he
won the election and both God and his ancestors had reaffirmed that
he won so they (PDP and Ize-Iyamu) could not change the truth.
In addition, the governor appreciated
the support of Edo citizens, assuring them that his administration
was not distracted by the lingering election petition cases, that he
would rededicate himself to good governance, and that he would
continue the appointments of political appointees.
Meanwhile, Oshiomhole declared that the
people of Edo State never voted for PDP and that the Court of Appeal
had reaffirmed the fact that they were clear on the sustenance of
Governor Obaseki’s policies, who, he observed, had not been
distracted from the business of good governance.
He said: “At a time when most states
cannot pay salaries, in Edo, he is paying a minimum wage even higher
than what the federal government stipulated. What more can we say?
Well, naturally we are excited. I am sure they also did very careful
and detailed evaluation of the petitioners’ case and the response
of our party as respondents.”
He continued that this was why he
concluded that the petition was of the busybody category and that the
truth was clear for everyone, who followed and did detailed
evaluations, to see.
“Edo people never voted PDP,” he
explained, continuing, “They have not forgotten in a hurry the
misrule of PDP for thirteen years in this state and sixteen years at
the federal level. They could not have voted PDP, so it was clear
that they lost it at the ballot box.”
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