PRESS RELEASE
WITHDRAWAL BY THE APPEAL PANEL
We note with disturbance the withdrawal of the Appeal Panel of the Court of
Appeal headed by Honorable Justice Jumai Sankey from hearing the appeal
against the judgement of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court,
Abuja.
We note that the withdrawal was predicated by the specious and unproven
allegations of corruption and other sundry charges by the Jimoh Ibrahim
group against the panel.
Certainly the petition was a desperate last ditch effort to prevent the
panel from carrying out justice. It follows a curious path of blackmail and
ambush that Jimoh Ibrahim and his allies have come to be noted for since
they took on the job of killing the PDP in Ondo State.
We alert Nigerians of the grave damage such irresponsible under hand
tactics as being deployed by Jimoh Ibrahim and his cohorts could wrought on
our fledging democracy. This attitude to say the least is absolutely
irresponsible and obviously calculated to forestall prompt adjudication on
the matter.
The courts, we all know, should be the last hope of law abiding citizens.
Sadly, events as dictated by the unfounded allegations of corruption and
the subsequent recusal by the justices tend to point otherwise. We are not
disillusioned, we are not distracted and we shall not succumb to this time
worn tactics of judicial ambush.
Genuine PDP members are encouraged to keep faith, remain resolute and
steady the course in support of the candidate of the party, Eyitayo Jegede
SAN. We must not loose sight of the fact we are clearly in the majority in
Ondo State. Our strength lies in our votes and no court, no litigation, no
delay tactics can determine the direction and beneficiary of your votes.
Hold on tight to your votes and we are sure that at the end of it all, our
candidate will emerge as Governor of Ondo State come November 26, 2016.
At this point it is important to underscore the fact that the challenge
that confront the PDP today emanates directly from the APC that has
obviously recruited a platoon of boot lickers and fifth columnists within
the Party to execute hatchet jobs designed to destroy the Party. This group
of people under the leadership of Jimoh Ibrahim are the ones that are
throwing darts at the heart of the Party.
We however want to declare that as long as there are distinguished judges
in Nigeria, we will get justice as the judicial contraption of Abang cannot
hold. We also call for the immediate arrest of Biyi Poroye who made those
wild allegations and also swore to an affidavit on them to substantiate
them, failure of this, is to confirm that he and his group enjoys the
support of the Presidency in this dastardly action.
We call on our members to be calm and patient as this time shall certainly
pass away.
Those who have chosen to be irresponsible and callous to the extent of
destroying a Party they profess to belong will certainly contend with
history one day soon.
Ayo Fadaka
Director of Publicity
PDP ONDO STATE
1/11/2016