Edo PDP Crisis: Appeal Court Under Pressure To Change Judgment (DETAILS)

Edo PDP Crisis: Appeal Court Under Pressure To Change Judgment (DETAILS)

The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State raised the alarm on Monday about a new plot by some individuals to pressure the officials of the Court of Appeal (Benin Division) to change its November 22, 2022 judgment.

The party warned those responsible for the covert act to stop immediately, as such heinous behavior had the potential to bring down the judiciary.

The Edo State Division of the Court of Appeal had rejected the list of political aspirants aligned with Governor Godwin Obaseki in favor of candidates loyal to the group led by PDP National Vice-Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih.

The Appellate Court also dismissed an earlier suit that declared Obaseki’s group candidates to be the genuine PDP candidates due to incomplete record transmission, which rendered the court unable to hear the appeal.

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Following parallel primaries, the battle for control of the PDP apparatus in Edo State between Obaseki and Orbih took on a new dimension when the two groups presented two different lists of aspirants to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

However, the Deputy Chairman of the PDP in Edo State, Harrison Omagbon, claimed in a statement issued on Monday that the Appellate Court was under pressure to change the judgment.

In his words:, “This statement is for Edo State indigenes and the general public to take note. Information reaching us from reliable sources clearly indicates that:

“Certain elements and enemies of democracy have been putting pressure on the Federal Court of Appeal officials sitting in Benin City, to change its already delivered judgment of November 22, 2022, in favour of the ‘Governor Obaseki candidates’.

“Several comments and messages on social media have also exposed the boasts and threats of many of their supporters, that certain sums of money have been set aside and will be deployed this week to reverse the legal position.

“It is pertinent to note that all parties to the suit have been given certified true copies of the judgment, which cannot be altered.

“We call on all who are involved in this clandestine act, to desist forthwith, as such a despicable act is capable of bringing down the Judiciary. We must remember that the Judiciary is the last hope of the common man in Nigeria.

“We advise all affected by the judgment to take necessary legal steps to seek redress in areas of their disagreement. Asking the same court to reverse itself on a judgment given, will amount to the court sitting as an appellate court over its own judgment.

“We, therefore, call on all lovers of democracy as well as party faithful, to take note of this ugly development.”

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