March 26, (THEWILL) – The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC), and its candidate in the 2022 governorship election, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, to accept the decision of the Court of Appeal that nullified the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The party in a statement signed by its Chairman, Adekunle Akindele, said rather than considering another appeal, Osun APC and Oyetola should bury their hatchet, congratulate Adeleke and join hands with his government in the state to move Osun forward.
Akindele said if Oyetola and his followers that have been rejected by the people go to ECOWAS Court or the International Criminal Court, (ICC) beyond going to the Supreme Court, Adeleke and Osun PDP would still remain victorious.
He said, “When APC lost in the gubernatorial election, they blame over-voting for their defeat. At another emphatic victory of PDP during the 2023 National Assembly election, they opined it was due to intimidation and at the last state assembly election which PDP had an overwhelming majority, they engaged in their usual blame gaming tactics again.
“The question is, when will Osun APC stop shifting blame for their self-inflicted problems? Can’t they do a self-appraisal and realise Osun people have totally rejected them?”
He commended the appellate court for restoring the confidence of the people in the judiciary and upholding the tenet of justice and fairness in the Osun gubernatorial case.
He explained that the unanimous decision by the three judges “has shown what we had at the Tribunal before was utterly a miscarriage of justice. However by this judgement, people’s confidence in the Judiciary has been restored and reinforced as the last hope of the common man.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
