Governorship hopeful and candidate of the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the PDP for the Ondo State Election, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has appealed for his supporters to remain calm as the Appeal court adjourned the case indefinitely today. He also said he will be taking the matter to the Supreme Court.
The three-man appellate justices headed by Justice Ibrahim Salauwa had announced to the parties that some set of applicants who had before now submitted a petition against the previous panel, had again filed a motion against the new panel at the Supreme Court seeking to stop further proceedings in relation to all matters touching on the Ondo State PDP governorship candidature.
The Court of Appeal had fixed today, 18th November 2016 to deliver judgment in respect of an appeal filed by Eyitayo Jegede against the decision of Hon. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja which ordered the substitution of his name with that of Jimoh Ibrahim for the Ondo November Governorship Election.
Jegede, in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of his Campaign Organization, Kayode Fasua said he was not unmindful of the fact that the temporary setback is the handiwork of some anti-democratic elements hell bent on truncating his mandate for the November 26 2016 polls.
He however said, as a true believer in the rule of law and judiciary, he will be at the Supreme Court next week Tuesday to thrash out issues raised by the appellants.
He said the objective of the appellants is to stop a review of the Abang’s contrived judgment through various baseless petitions, spurious blackmail and media propaganda, adding that the day of reckoning is near for these anti-democratic elements.
Jegede appealed to his supporters and believers in his course that despite the hurt they feel, they should not take laws into their hands but remain resolute and intensify their door-to-door campaigns, restating that he will contest and win the upcoming poll.
He also promised to address a world press conference at the appropriate time.
Meanwhile, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim remains the legally recognized PDP candidate for the Ondo State Governorship elections.
