Following the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, where the justices, in a split judgment of four-to-three, upheld his
Speaking on the outcome of the judgment, Tayo Oluyi, a staunch member of the inner caucus of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Eyitayo Jegede, stated that the judgment had opened the eyes of those who were describing Jegede as an interloper.
“Barring insinuations by some political onlookers that the People’s Democratic Party and her candidate in the October 10 gubernatorial election, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, are meddlesome interlopers, the unanimous position of the Supreme Court panel of judges that the APC flouted the constitution in the sponsorship of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu justified the PDP and her candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, and has further exposed the illegal administration of the affairs of the APC from federal to the...
Olabode stated that the judgment was an eye-opener to ensure that politicians abide by the rules of the game instead of embracing impunity. “It means that henceforth, political leaders and political parties would now see reasons why they obey their rules and why they must follow their rules to the letter.
“It could have been subversion of people’s will if the judgment had gone the other way. Maybe God knows why he made the whole thing to appear that way because I’ve never as a Nigerian believed in the fact that for once singular technical error, the governor that has been validly elected his votes will be voided and be given to somebody who did not even participate or who came distance second, third or fourth. Morally, I’ve always seen it as a very wrong judgment.
“Carefully, if you listen to the justices , you will realize that the section for which Eyitayo Jegede, SAN was relying on cannot alone pass.
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