The Oyo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday argued over an appeal court ruling in favour of the opposition APC but which left Governor Seyi Makinde in office.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the court in Ibadan on MondayThe tribunal had in SeptemberMr Adelabu’s petition challenging the election of Mr Makinde as the governor of Oyo State.
The APC, in a statement signed by its Assistant Publicity Secretary, Ayobami Adejumo, lauded the ruling. “While we use this opportunity to salute the court for living up to its responsibility as the last hope of the common man, we are appealing to the good people of the state including Oyo APC faithful and other key stakeholders to remain calm and resist from being provoked by the PDP government and its agents who are apparently occupying the Agodi Government House on a borrowed time,” Mr Adejumo said.
“Such a landslide freely given by the Oyo State electorates and the entire masses is beyond manipulation or abracadabra. Mr Makinde, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, declared that the mandate could not be taken away from him through the backdoor. “On Monday, the Court of Appeal, also sitting in Ibadan, delivered its judgment on the appeal by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress , Adebayo Adelabu.
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