Main PageOmisore Heads To Appeal Court To Retrieve 'Stolen Mandate'
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
in last year's governorship election in Osun State,
Iyiola Omisore, has vowed to retrieve his 'stolen
mandate' from the incumbent through legal means.
Mr. Omisore lost the election to Rauf Aregbesola of
the All Progressives Congress, a victory that was
confirmed by the Election Petition Tribunal on
Friday.
The former senator said he was dissatisfied with the
ruling and would proceed to the Appeal Court.
"As earlier mentioned by our lawyers, we are
proceeding to the Court of Appeal and we have total
faith in the higher court to dispense justice in the
matter," he said.
Read his full statement on Sunday below:
I am constrained to speak
again on the judgement of the Osun State Election
Petition Tribunal again due to the deliberate
mischievous twist being given my initial reaction
to the tribunal's pronouncement and the political
activities preceding and succeeding it, by the
elements
of the ruling party in the state.
Let me expressly state my abiding faith in the
Nigerian judiciary to do justice at all times without
fear or favour and the pronouncement of the
tribunal though against us, has not shaken that
belief, and would not, even if there were no higher
courts to review the tribunal's judgement.
The preceding political activities of the ruling party
in the state hours before the judgement which
went in tandem with the party elements'
prediction, necessitated the call on the National
Judicial Council (NJC) to take another look into the
bewildering scenario which was now being
interpreted by our opponents as a call for the
probe of the judges.
Going by the laws guiding elections in the country,
two layers of appeal are still available unto us,
which we are currently
exploring.
As earlier mentioned by our lawyers, we are
proceeding to the Court of Appeal and we have
total faith in the higher court to dispense justice in
the matter.
Despite my disavowal of the said judgement, I
have taken it in good faith since other avenues of
seeking redress are open and being explored.
Contrary to the lies being peddled by elements of
the ruling party in Osun state, I hold the judiciary
in high esteem and trust in its ability to dispense
justice.
Unlike them, our party is not known for extra-
judicial ways of seeking political redress and it is
not in our character to denigrate the system when
things don't go
our way like they do.
I call on our supporters to maintain peace and we
sustain our pursuit for justice. We believe that it
shall not be long before we
retrieve our stolen mandate.
Iyiola Omisore
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in last year's governorship election in Osun State,
Iyiola Omisore, has vowed to retrieve his 'stolen
mandate' from the incumbent through legal means.
Mr. Omisore lost the election to Rauf Aregbesola of
the All Progressives Congress, a victory that was
confirmed by the Election Petition Tribunal on
Friday.
The former senator said he was dissatisfied with the
ruling and would proceed to the Appeal Court.
"As earlier mentioned by our lawyers, we are
proceeding to the Court of Appeal and we have total
faith in the higher court to dispense justice in the
matter," he said.
Read his full statement on Sunday below:
I am constrained to speak
again on the judgement of the Osun State Election
Petition Tribunal again due to the deliberate
mischievous twist being given my initial reaction
to the tribunal's pronouncement and the political
activities preceding and succeeding it, by the
elements
of the ruling party in the state.
Let me expressly state my abiding faith in the
Nigerian judiciary to do justice at all times without
fear or favour and the pronouncement of the
tribunal though against us, has not shaken that
belief, and would not, even if there were no higher
courts to review the tribunal's judgement.
The preceding political activities of the ruling party
in the state hours before the judgement which
went in tandem with the party elements'
prediction, necessitated the call on the National
Judicial Council (NJC) to take another look into the
bewildering scenario which was now being
interpreted by our opponents as a call for the
probe of the judges.
Going by the laws guiding elections in the country,
two layers of appeal are still available unto us,
which we are currently
exploring.
As earlier mentioned by our lawyers, we are
proceeding to the Court of Appeal and we have
total faith in the higher court to dispense justice in
the matter.
Despite my disavowal of the said judgement, I
have taken it in good faith since other avenues of
seeking redress are open and being explored.
Contrary to the lies being peddled by elements of
the ruling party in Osun state, I hold the judiciary
in high esteem and trust in its ability to dispense
justice.
Unlike them, our party is not known for extra-
judicial ways of seeking political redress and it is
not in our character to denigrate the system when
things don't go
our way like they do.
I call on our supporters to maintain peace and we
sustain our pursuit for justice. We believe that it
shall not be long before we
retrieve our stolen mandate.
Iyiola Omisore
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