Obaseki Floors Iyamu Again
The election of Godwin Obaseki as the Governor of Edo state of Nigeria has been reaffirmed by the Court of Appeal. The court gave its judgement yesterday, June 9, 2017.
While reacting to the judgement, the Governor, according to a report gleaned from The Nation newspaper, said,“I had no doubt in my mind that given the quality judiciary we had, it would go straight to the matter.
"One thing you must always know is that the truth never changes. I won the election. God has affirmed that I won the election. The court has now affirmed that I won the election. No matter how hard they (opposition) try, they cannot change the truth. I am sure they will appeal. We will meet at the Supreme Court and it will be the same verdict.
He thanked the people of Edo State for their patience, saying "I thank Edo people for their patience with us. We want to assure them that we are not distracted and we will continue on our path to recovery, on our path to progress.
"We have done a little bit of work. I know that people are pleased with what we have done. But I want to assure them that it is only the beginning.
"I want to assure them that with the continued support we are receiving from the Edo people, we will put in everything we have to make sure that Edo State becomes the state that it should be."
In his own reaction, Obaseki's immediate predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said the verdict should tell the PDP that its rigging machine can never return to the state.
His words: "When I said that PDP petition was like the petition filed by Mama Akara, they tried to twist it. Now, if you listen to the judgement, you will see that the Court of Appeal even has more harsh words for them; that the findings of the tribunal was unassailable so they did not have to beat around the bush.
"This is clear and I just hope that the PDP can understand that their rigging machine that was dismantled in 2007, they cannot return it and our people can never welcome them back," the former governor said.
While reacting to the judgement, the Governor, according to a report gleaned from The Nation newspaper, said,“I had no doubt in my mind that given the quality judiciary we had, it would go straight to the matter.
"One thing you must always know is that the truth never changes. I won the election. God has affirmed that I won the election. The court has now affirmed that I won the election. No matter how hard they (opposition) try, they cannot change the truth. I am sure they will appeal. We will meet at the Supreme Court and it will be the same verdict.
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| Governor Godwin Obaseki in the open roof jeep waving APC flag, surrounded by supporters |
He thanked the people of Edo State for their patience, saying "I thank Edo people for their patience with us. We want to assure them that we are not distracted and we will continue on our path to recovery, on our path to progress.
"We have done a little bit of work. I know that people are pleased with what we have done. But I want to assure them that it is only the beginning.
"I want to assure them that with the continued support we are receiving from the Edo people, we will put in everything we have to make sure that Edo State becomes the state that it should be."
In his own reaction, Obaseki's immediate predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said the verdict should tell the PDP that its rigging machine can never return to the state.
His words: "When I said that PDP petition was like the petition filed by Mama Akara, they tried to twist it. Now, if you listen to the judgement, you will see that the Court of Appeal even has more harsh words for them; that the findings of the tribunal was unassailable so they did not have to beat around the bush.
"This is clear and I just hope that the PDP can understand that their rigging machine that was dismantled in 2007, they cannot return it and our people can never welcome them back," the former governor said.
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