There is disquiet in the All
Progressives Congress (APC) In Ondo State over the verdict of the Supreme Court
on a case between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the first runner up in the
September 3rd, 2016 governorship primary election of the party, Segun Abraham.
Abraham is challenging the victory
of Akeredolu at the primary elections, alleging that a doctored delegates’ list
was used to manipulate the election in favour of Akeredolu.
The Supreme Court on Friday
dismissed an appeal by Akeredolu for lack of merit. Akeredolu had, by the
appeal, challenged a July 2017 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which
upheld an order by a Federal High Court in Abuja, granting permission to
Olusegun Abraham to serve Akeredolu through substituted means.
The news of the judgment has
caused panic among members of the party in the state who believed that Abraham
was wining the legal battle.
Loyalists of Abraham stormed the
street of Akure to celebrate the Supreme Court judgment.
A top party member who spoke on
condition of anonymity said the case will not affect the mandate of the
governor.
He said “I am sure there is
nothing coming out of this case. I was involved in the primary election, we
used authentic delegate list. Abraham himself did not complain about the list.
“But our party members are
scared, the way things are going, if we don’t manage our information strategies
very well, some of our uneducated or uninformed members might think Abraham is
winning, that, will sure create a big hole in the party.”
Meanwhile, the party has said
Akeredolu remains the Governor of the state despite the Supreme Court ruling.
The Director of Media and.
Publicity of the party in the state, Steve Otaloro in a statement titled
“Akeredolu remains the Governor” said
“We have read the verdict of the
Supreme Court to allow the commencement of the hearing of a case filed by one
of the aspirants who participated in the 2016 All Progressives Congress(APC)
governorship primary in Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Abraham on the outcome of the
primary in the court of law
“It has come to our notice that
some political almajiris and confusionists have started misinterpreting the
apex court’s verdict as outright removal of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu
from office and to be replaced with the applicant, Abraham
“It’s unfortunate that this group
of people decided to confuse members of our party and the good people of Ondo
State in favour of their leader
“Without prejudice to the
judgement handed down by the Supreme Court, every member of APC is convinced
that the primary was free, fair and transparent.
“It is established that the
authentic party register was used at the primary, which was adjudged free, fair
and acceptable by the party which would still form the basis for the application
of the plaintiff.
“However, we want to urge all
members of our party and the good people of Ondo State to remain calm and
refused to be confused on the court verdict, which is a mere permission to
begin the hearing of the case itself.”
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