Press Statement

November 19, 2016.

Yesterday, the Court of Appeal Panel led by Justice Ibrahim Salauwa set up to determine the appeals of Senator Ahmed Makarfi and Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) against the scandalous judgment given by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja controversially adjourned all proceedings sine die.

In doing so, Justice Ibrahim Salauwa stated that the decision to adjourn was taken in the face of a petition written against the panel to the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) alleging acts of corruption, bias and breach of oaths of office amongst others.

Furthermore, the respondents had filed a motion at the Supreme Court in which the Justices of Court of Appeal Panel were named as co-respondents in their personal capacities.

The indefinite adjournment is a consequence of the latest of several mischievous actions taken by Messrs Biyi Poroye, Jimoh Ibrahim and their legal team led by Mr. Ben Nwofor (SAN). These actions, ranging from unsubstantiated allegations of corruption to outright disrespect and disregard for the Justices of the Court of Appeal to disruption of Court proceedings and flagrant abuse of Court processes, are all designed to achieve one aim – stall proceedings and ensure that the legitimate Candidate of the Party is prevented from contesting the November 26th, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State.

This outright bullying and intimidation of Justices of the Court of Appeal is enabled by the recent invasion of the homes of Justices of the Supreme Court, and the arrests and harassment of several judges by men of the Directorate of State Services. These actions are achieving the desired effect as Judges are now compelled to refrain from furthering the course of justice by unsubstantiated allegations of corruption.

We are aware that this is only a part of a much bigger plan to use all available resources of State to prevent the legitimate Candidate of the Party from running for and winning the Ondo State Gubernatorial Election. We are aware that this is part of the plan to use the Judicial process, security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the election in favour of the Ruling Party (APC) before the Election Day.

We call on all well meaning Nigerians to urge the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government to desist from the use of organs of the Nigerian State as a tool with which to subvert the will of the Nigerian people.

At this point, we must urge all Nigerians to hold the Federal Government, INEC, APC and the Jimoh Ibrahim group for any consequences of the dangerous games that they have chosen to play with the Nigerian people.

The judiciary is seen as the last hope of the common man. When the freedom and independence of the judiciary to further the course of justice is tampered with, people often resort to self help. The current situation must not be allowed to deteriorate to that point.

We call on INEC to postpone the Election pending the determination of the Suit before the Supreme Court. We make this call against the backdrop of the fact that INEC is a party to the suit before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is well aware of the steps taken by certain parties to the Suit to frustrate the course of justice.

We also make this call against the backdrop of the fact that INEC postponed the Edo State Gubernatorial Election and recently postponed the Rivers Rerun elections without any cogent or visible reason.

We urge the Justices of the Supreme Court to stand fast in the face of this existential threat to the independence of the Judiciary and democracy itself. We urge the Justices of the Supreme Court to remember the maxim “Justice delayed is justice denied” while determining the issues before it.

We use this opportunity to ask our teeming members and supporters in Ondo State and across the Country to remain calm. We believe that there are men and women of integrity in the Judiciary who will ensure that this act of injustice does not stand.

May God bless Nigeria.

Signed:

Prince Dayo Adeyeye
National Publicity Secretary



Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/11/pdp-calls-4-postponement-of-ondo.html

FTC



Shabi APCSHIT sef do their own for Benin

Abeg If them wan postpone am make dem do am

Why the need for source when the meal is soured already.

PDP , sorry but the election stands , Nigerian elections cant be put on standby because of your internal party wranglings.

Nigeria is already burning. What and where in Nigeria do we have peace?
I hope believe these will help reset this country in fragment.

The election will go on as scheduled. We cannot truncate a process that was started a long time ago because of a single party. If PDP is not ready for the election, they can wait till 2020, other parties are ready and the election must go on.

Instead of PDP to look inwards and settle their internal crisis, they are still going about blaming Buhari foolishly. Is it APC or Buhari that factionalised PDP for over a year now and still forced them not to reconcile their differences? Is it Buahri that conducted two different primaries in Ondo state or is he the one that instituted the various court cases that PDP is battling with today?

Jimoh Ibrahim is a bonafide PDP member and he will fly the banner of the party in the election. If he wins, fine, if not, no big deal, that's politics.

its too late to wail,u guys (PDP) ruled for 16yrs and never wanted to relinquish powers to other people. its another mans turn to rule...stop WAILING.

Can buhari organise election for the entire country in 2019

I doubt

why is pdp crying after spoiling everytn? Your sufferness has just started. Pple voted this brainles Bububuhariistupid because of your insincererity and corruption. U dnt know anytn, u wil cry til eternity. Useless fools!

Una never know anything. You people better go and democratically settle Sherif and Makarfi wahala, and let each side stop claiming right.

basybasy:
Pple voted this brainles Bububuhariistupid because of your insincererity and corruption. U dnt know anytn, u wil cry til eternity. Useless fools!

Your post despite the extreme venom on buhari,actually captures the true state of the 2015 election.
May i only add that pdp should by nature or God die in nigeria.The party that bastardized nigeria that much should cease to exist.Its members that god allows to still play politics shud form a new party and learn from d calamity of what pdp was.

Pdp u guys are bunch of idio.t, wetin concern buhari with una fucking dead party.

Settle your internal fight

There is no democracy in the dictionary of President Buhari

Y

stupid Ipob yewts won't tell Mimiko to obey court order now o
it is when trouble starts and security agents start messing him up you'll see them

useless set of myopic nitwits

basybasy:
why is pdp crying after spoiling everytn? Your sufferness has just started. Pple voted this brainles Bububuhariistupid because of your insincererity and corruption. U dnt know anytn, u wil cry til eternity. Useless fools!

Ur blown grammar does not show wu u support, are u on d fence

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wowmenow:
Can buhari organise election for the entire country in 2019

I doubt

[/s] And is Buhari calling for postponement right now?
lost brain

Thunder fire una!!!

PDP

Papa deceive pikin

Pikin deceive papa

Let the election hold.
BUNCH OF LOSSERS

.There will be no postponement of the elections. Let them forment trouble and see where they would end.
Moreover the tussle is intra and not between or among different parties.

But,

Nipinle Ondo, OKE la n lo o.

Politicians and their selfish interests.

Bastard bunch of looters and failures

Useless people aplenty in PDP.

It would have been a travesty of justice for the Appeal Court to give judgment in a case which the court's jurisdiction has been challenged in a superior court (the supreme court).

What was Jegede doing since June 29th that Sheriff's faction got a favorable judgment from the High Court as the bonafide Executive to nominate candidate in Ondo election? Why wait till October to appeal to be joined as an interested party? Clearly, Jegede was wrongly advised and one would have thought that himself being a lawyer would know how to handle a case as this.

And it's crass ignorance for anyone to want to associate APC/PMB with this tussle which is purely PDP's internal affairs. INEC/Judiciary cannot be sentimental because PDP is a major party to trample on our Justice system. Such impunity belonged in the past. Not now.

I recall that APC could not participate in a senatorial election in Kogi sometimes in August or Sept (?) due to a court ruling. The PDP candidate beat other smaller parties and no one cried foul. If you saw nothing wrong in that and are now wailing over this, check yourself into a hospital.

Mimko wants to play God,Jimoh Ibrahim never want to be a push over...APC are jubilating over PDP ego palava , where will the disy game end? It will be a fatal loss for Jegede to spend billions campaigning for on an elections that his candidature is not recognised by INEC : here is the moral lesson: 1) never play God on any matter.2) No matter how smart you think you are,God can never be outsmarted 3) God knows the game more than the politicians,he would allow them to gather illegal wealth & wait for them during election to waste it .In no mean time Mimiko & Jegede will be counting their losses towards the contest that was never to be .God I fear you ooo!

Opposition party calling for postponement? PDP put your house in order

PDP was built on wrong foundation,that is why she cannot stand again

Yes now, the election should be postponed.

seunmsg:
The election will go on as scheduled. We cannot truncate a process that was started a long time ago because of a single party. If PDP is not ready for the election, they can wait till 2020, other parties are ready and the election must go on.

Instead of PDP to look inwards and settle their internal crisis, they are still going about blaming Buhari foolishly. Is it APC or Buhari that factionalised PDP for over a year now and still forced them not to reconcile their differences? Is it Buahri that conducted two different primaries in Ondo state or is he the one that instituted the various court cases that PDP is battling with today?

Jimoh Ibrahim is a bonafide PDP member and he will fly the banner of the party in the election. If he wins, fine, if not, no big deal, that's politics.

God punish u and Buhari!

Former clueless president Jonathan killed PDP while Fayose and wicked Wike buried it by bring Sheriff and Markafi into the greedy corrupt party

This Is stupidity of Mimiko/jegede agenda that can't stand We in Ondo state does'nt suppoert such act....election will hold Come Nov.26....We are solidly behind Jimoh Ibrahim as he claimed his governor on Nov.26....PDP POWER TO THE PEOPLE