An Abuja division of the Federal High Court has refused an application brought by the governorship
candidate of the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, seeking
permission to appeal the court’s earlier decision.
The candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, had approached the court, presided over by Okon Abang, for permission
to appeal its October 14 judgement.
Mr. Abang had in that judgement declared the governorship candidate from the rival faction led by
former Borno State governor, Ali-Modu Sheriff, as the authentic PDP candidate for the November, 26
election in the state.
The decision followed his June 29 judgement in which the court declared the faction led by Mr. Sheriff
as the authentic group of members of the PDP.
Mr. Jegede asked the court to allow him appeal the ruling.
In a judgement Thursday, Mr. Abang said Mr. Eyitayo lacked the locus standi to appeal the decision of
the court.
He said section 31 of the Electoral Act only allows the party and not the candidate to contest the
judgement.
“The only case where the applicant would have been considered as having a locus standi to contest the
October 14 judgement is if he had taken part in the August 29 primaries conducted by Mr. Sheriff’s
faction,” said Mr. Abang.
He said the record placed before his court did not show that Mr. Jegede was a sponsored candidate of
the PDP in Ondo State.
Mr. Abang also said the notion of Mr. Jegede that the court denied him fair hearing when it gave its
decision on October 14 after his (Jegede’s) name had been submitted to INEC as PDP flagbearer was
wrong.
He said there was no record before his court, ahead of the October 14 ruling, which stated that Mr.
Jegede’s name had been submitted to INEC.
He said the document now before the court shows that Mr. Jegede’s name was submitted to INEC as
early as on October 5 and wondered why INEC failed to make mention of the submitted name in his
court.
Mr. Abang also said the failure of Mr. Jegede to challenge the June 26 judgement, which formed the
basis of the October 14 judgment, further rendered his application worthy of failing.
In a separate judgement; the court dismissed an application by the Makarfi-led faction seeking a stay of
execution of the October 14 judgement.
The court also awarded a fine of N100, 000 in two tranches of N50, 000 against the lawyer who
represented the Makarfi faction on Thursday.
Mr. Abang said N50, 000 would be paid by the counsel, Adeola Adedipe, to each of the two counsels,
who represented both factions in the previous sitting.
Mr. Abang described the recent appearance of Mr. Adedipe as a reckless and hopeless abuse of judicial
process, since the counsel was not a party during the court session where the said judgement was
given.
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Lolz

Interesting

Fayose,skonskon and Wike brought Sheriff while Sheriff became the undertaker of PDP. Abang is just doing his job.

ok

Pdp in a serious commotion

Imagine1:
Pdp in a serious commotion

seriously

This is a cospiracy between, PMB, APC, INEC & Justice Abang.

INEC simply waiting for this ruling today before they publish their final candidates list of each political party today.

With chukwu okike Abiama, Jegede remains the authentic PDP Candidate for Ondo state election.

Any attmpt to replace him we the Nigerian youths will resist it.

Ondo is PDP and PDP is Ondo.

CC: Tonyebacarnista

Shame on Mimiko and his puppet

franchizy:
This is a cospiracy between, PMB, APC, INEC & Justice Abang.

INEC simply waiting for this ruling today before they publish their final candidates list of each political party today.

With chukwu okike Abiama, Jegede remains the authentic PDP Candidate for Ondo state election.

Any attmpt to replace him we the Nigerian youths will resist it.

Ondo is PDP and PDP is Ondo.

CC: Tonyebacarnista

Jegede remains PDP candidate

For sure. Nobody can stop him. The court judgement lacks merit and has no weight because INEC did not witness the Sherif primaries election.

Oke is coasting home to victory. Mimiko will definitely try n reach out to Jimoh Ibrahim but it's too late, we don't go to court n remain friends afterwards.

And to say a judge is recognizing a primary that was conducted in Ibadan without any Inec official monitoring it

shaddoww:
Oke is coasting home to victory. Mimiko will definitely try n reach out to Jimoh Ibrahim but it's too late, we don't go to court n remain friends afterwards.

Ondo is PDP and PDP is Ondo. APC should forget ONDO state.

franchizy:


Ondo is PDP and PDP is Ondo. APC should forget ONDO state.

Please where are presently? And please tell me Hw long PDP ruled Ondo state 4 u to make that assumption.

TonyeBarcanista:
Jegede remains PDP candidate

Based on Inec chairman you be...Odonyon.

Finally no room for mimiko 3rd time agenda.by 2morrow mimiko n his stooge will hear gbagam.#alert#mimiko political era is gone#mr wise man#

Let's watch things unfold.

Mimiko take heart

appeal this ruling na, naawa oo

Okon Abang the APC judge....

The Southern senatorial district was locked down by Oke and his team. But now that Jimoh who hailed from Igbotako Osoro and loved by every son and daughter of Ikale is coming in, he will definitely hijack the Ondo south senetorial votes from Oke. Oke is going to sweep the Ilaje and Ese Odo while Jimoh is sweeping Okitipupa and some part of Irele. Odigbo is going to be a front for all participants.

I am seeing Aketi in the fore front come Nov 26 but he really need to work hard. He actually kicked off his campaign from the south senetorial district, Ore to be specific and I must say I wasnt impressed with the turnout. The whole show turned bloody toward the end. The civil defence corp shot at people and report had it that someone died and some officers were injured. It took members of thr armed force to calm the tension. But in all this, the people has vowed not to vote Aketi. He is been regarded as killer. And I dont know how he is going to turn things around. He got to deploy brilliant ones for a damage control job. However, I see him winning.

The Mimiko and PDP is going to crush whoever take the baton between Jegede and Jimoh. Generally in Ondo state, PDP is dead and buried. Oke is very popular in the south si he left there and took his battle to the North. Aketi has gotten that place locked down. Aketi deputy is ftom Ese-Odo and Jimoh coming from the south have pieced thr vote from South.


Whoever wins the Central takes it all. They've gotten the voters. Believe you me, if Jegede was to be in the equation, he would have fight dirty there but since he is out following Abang judgement, APC will pull in with MONEY. Who have the money have the vote. All in all, APC still take the front

shaddoww:
Oke is coasting home to victory. Mimiko will definitely try n reach out to Jimoh Ibrahim but it's too late, we don't go to court n remain friends afterwards.

you don't know mimiko.

NgcoboP:
you don't know mimiko.

I hope u now see dat Mimiko is finished.

shaddoww:
I hope u now see dat Mimiko is finished.

watch out... do not rejoice yet

Men this judgement is " FINISH HIM"