The South-west zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Wednesday’s tribunal judgment against its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as a ‘miscarriage of justice.’
PDP in a communique issued at the end of its zonal enlarged meeting held at the Oyo state Government House, signed by its National Vice Chairman for the zone, Eddy Olafeso expressed disappointment at the decision of the Tribunal.
“We take serious view of the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal verdict on the petitions of our Party and candidate, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar therefore, put on record our disappointment that justice was not done, in view of the plethora of evidences laid before it, and resolves to support the party to appeal against same at the Supreme Court.” It said.
South-west PDP in the communique added, “due attention is accorded to the verdicts of both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court on the Osun State Governorship election, particularly its resolve to subject the electoral desires and expression of the people of that State to the technicality of a judge missing just a day’s sitting at the Tribunal level.
Emphasizing that the party will ” continue to accord due respect to the judiciary,”, SW PDP noted that “it is essential that its rulings and verdicts command the respect and confidence of the citizenry in the interest of the nation.
“We must review the conduct of off-season elections in the South West, with a view to developing a response system that will forestall, arrest and vanquish all APC inspired rigging plans in future elections beginning with the very next gubernatorial elections in Ondo state.”
