By Our reporter
The Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial district, Senator Obinna Ogba has said that he remains the authentic governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party PDP ahead of 2023 general elections in the state.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki had on June 8 nullified the rescheduled Primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party held on June 5 and 6 in the State in which Senator Obinna Ogba emerged winner
The Court which was presided over by Justice Fatun Riman ruled that the primary elections that produced Senator Ogba and other candidates were illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.
The Court also affirmed the primary elections earlier conducted in the state on 28 & 29 of May, 2022 that produced Dr Ifeanyichukwuma Odii as governorship candidate of the PDP.
The Judge ruled that PDP properly constituted a primary election committee and deployed them for the purpose of same and that INEC agreed to have monitored the election and returned candidates transparently.
The Court held that any other primary elections held after those of 28 & 29 of May, 2022 are null and void, conferring no benefit or rights whatsoever.
But Ogba while addressing journalists at his campaign office in Abakaliki insisted on the validity of the primary elections of June 4 and 5 that produced him and other candidates of the party.
He urged his supporters and PDP faithfuls to see the Court judgement which purportedly quashed the primary election that elected him as one of the diversionary tactics of a few individuals who felt they could intimidated him.
He said there was nothing strange about the court order as such was normal in politics, and disclosed that he had appealed the judgement, and had also filed a stay of execution.
He also thanked other contestants in the gubernatorial primary election for demonstrating what he described as true sportsmanship and promised to run an inclusive goverment if elected Governor in 2023.
“I was supposed to have addressed you before now but I left for Abuja immediately after the elections. You are aware that my party, the PDP has issued me with a certificate of return as the authentic gubernatorial candidate of PDP in Ebonyi.
“However, a day after the submission of my results and certificate of return issued to me, we heard that someone went to court to challenge our primaries.
“The truth is that the court does not belong to one person. We have appealed the judgement. And I want to tell my supporters not to panic because nobody can intimidate me or take away the mandate that the people of Ebonyi state gave to me.
“In a nutshell, I am grateful to PDP delegates for casting their votes for me. I also thank my opponents who have since extended congratulations and pledged to work with me to ensure victory in 2023” .
He expressed optimism that he would still defeat his opponent in Court as he did during the primary election.
He equally dispelled the insinuation in some quarters that INEC did not monitor the rescheduled PDP primaries that elected him and other PDP candidates in the State.
The Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial district, Senator Obinna Ogba has said that he remains the authentic governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party PDP ahead of 2023 general elections in the state.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki had on June 8 nullified the rescheduled Primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party held on June 5 and 6 in the State in which Senator Obinna Ogba emerged winner
The Court which was presided over by Justice Fatun Riman ruled that the primary elections that produced Senator Ogba and other candidates were illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.
The Court also affirmed the primary elections earlier conducted in the state on 28 & 29 of May, 2022 that produced Dr Ifeanyichukwuma Odii as governorship candidate of the PDP.
The Judge ruled that PDP properly constituted a primary election committee and deployed them for the purpose of same and that INEC agreed to have monitored the election and returned candidates transparently.
The Court held that any other primary elections held after those of 28 & 29 of May, 2022 are null and void, conferring no benefit or rights whatsoever.
But Ogba while addressing journalists at his campaign office in Abakaliki insisted on the validity of the primary elections of June 4 and 5 that produced him and other candidates of the party.
He urged his supporters and PDP faithfuls to see the Court judgement which purportedly quashed the primary election that elected him as one of the diversionary tactics of a few individuals who felt they could intimidated him.
He said there was nothing strange about the court order as such was normal in politics, and disclosed that he had appealed the judgement, and had also filed a stay of execution.
He also thanked other contestants in the gubernatorial primary election for demonstrating what he described as true sportsmanship and promised to run an inclusive goverment if elected Governor in 2023.
“I was supposed to have addressed you before now but I left for Abuja immediately after the elections. You are aware that my party, the PDP has issued me with a certificate of return as the authentic gubernatorial candidate of PDP in Ebonyi.
“However, a day after the submission of my results and certificate of return issued to me, we heard that someone went to court to challenge our primaries.
“The truth is that the court does not belong to one person. We have appealed the judgement. And I want to tell my supporters not to panic because nobody can intimidate me or take away the mandate that the people of Ebonyi state gave to me.
“In a nutshell, I am grateful to PDP delegates for casting their votes for me. I also thank my opponents who have since extended congratulations and pledged to work with me to ensure victory in 2023” .
He expressed optimism that he would still defeat his opponent in Court as he did during the primary election.
He equally dispelled the insinuation in some quarters that INEC did not monitor the rescheduled PDP primaries that elected him and other PDP candidates in the State.
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