Ondo governorship election: Akeredolu heads to Supreme Court

The Governorship Candidate of the Action
Congress of Nigeria,ACN, in Ondo State,Mr
Rotimi Akeredolu today reacted to the
judgement of the Appeal Court on his
petition challenging the legality of the
conduct of an election based on a heavily
compromised Voters’ Register.

He said ”As it happened in the lower
tribunal, I received the judgment with
equanimity and hastened to confirm my
decision to proceed to the Supreme Court
for final adjudication in this matter.
”I take this step imbued with an unshaken
belief in the justness of our cause. I appeal
to our numerous supporters who may be
taken aback by the current situation to
exercise yet more patience. I reach out to
party faithful to keep hope alive and remain
steadfast until the final victory is won. I
shall not abandon our people in this hour
of need.

”The Court of Appeal, in its wisdom, agreed
that there were injections of names into
the Voters’ Register; disagreed with the
Lower Tribunal that it was a pre-election
matter but did not accept that this curious
act of subterfuge call to question, the
credibility and validity of the election and
that same affected our chances negatively.

”We shall be proceeding to the
apex court for a final
determination of the legal effect
of the use of this compromised Voters’
Register for the Election of 20th October
2012 .
”We are convinced, beyond any doubt, that
a heavily compromised Register cannot
form the basis of an election adjudged
valid, let alone being credible and fair.

” The beneficiary of this electoral heist, who
was allotted 41% of the total votes cast,
INEC, the ostensibly partisan electoral
umpire, and all those who perpetrated the
fraud, know this as the truth.

”We are convinced, beyond any doubt, that
a heavily compromised Register cannot
form the basis of an election adjudged
valid, let alone being credible and fair. The
beneficiary of this electoral heist, who was
allotted 41% of the total votes cast, INEC,
the ostensibly partisan electoral umpire,
and all those who perpetrated the fraud,
know this as the truth.

”As we expect the Supreme Court to
pronounce on the propriety of this brazen
act of subversion of the people’s wish, we
know that the people themselves,
conscious of their deprived state,are the
ultimate decider of the political fate of
those who offer to serve them”.