The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party
has hailed the outcome of the Edo State House of
Assembly election petitions tribunal which declared a
PDP candidate winner of the election.
The panel had decided the case on the neglect of the All
Progressives Congress to conduct its primary given the
21-day notice as prescribed in Section 85 of the
Electoral Act.
Commending the judgment, the party particularly noted
that the judgment came about because of the “readiness
and sincerity of the panelists” to do justice according to
the requirements of the law.
In a statement issued on Sunday by its Publicity
Secretary, Taofik Gani, the PDP said it would want the
panelists in the governorship and House of Assembly
tribunals in Lagos to carry out justice according to the
laws.
“We welcome the Edo judgment because first, it has
further strengthened our election jurisprudence that
laws and guidelines meant for elections to guarantee fair
play must be sacrosanct and observed, irrespective of
the players.
“Second, it is exciting to us because the same
contraption also occurred in Lagos State and we expect
that the panelists will also do justice and eschew any
issue of technicality aimed at circumventing justice,” the
statement said.
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