National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress,
APC, Abdulahi Ganduje, Tuesday said despite the Abuja High Court judgement that
disqualified Timopre Sylva, the party’s governorship candidate for the November
11 elections in Bayelsa State, it will still go ahead with its preparations.
Speaking with State House correspondents after a closed-door
meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Ganduje
who described the judgment as unfortunate and democracy in action said APC will
approach the Appeal court to set aside the ruling in the case instituted by a
party man who he said has no locus standi.
He said: “Well, it’s unfortunate that judgment, but we can
say that it is democracy in action. But we learned that the person who took the
issue to the court of law is not even qualified, because he did not contest
with Sylva. Therefore, he’s not even qualified for him to take the issue to the
court. However, we are appealing. We’re waiting for the judgment and then we
appeal for calm on that issue.”
The former Kano state governor stressed that the party will
not relent in its campaign for the governorship seat in Bayelsa State despite
what he described as distraction via the court ruling.
According to him: “Last two weeks I was in Bayelsa for two
good days and I think they were ready and they’re still ready to win the
election.
“Therefore, this is a little distraction anyway, but we will
overcome it. We believe the appeal court will give us positive judgment but
that will not stop us from making arrangement for the forthcoming election
which is coming up on 11th November 2023”.
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