PDP Disagrees with Ondo Tribunal Verdict.
July 27, 2008 by 
Che Oyimnatumba
In deed how the cookies crumble. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Chapter, are up in arms, shouting blue murder over the July 25th judgment of the Ondo Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure. The tribunal had nullified the election of incumbent PDP governor Dr. Olusegun Agagu and ordered that the Labour Party (LP) candidate Dr. Olusegun Mimiko be sworn in as governor.
In an advertorial in the major national dailies, signed by Dr. Tayo and Professor Olusoga Olopade State Chairman and State Legal adviser of PDP respectively, the PDP accused the tribunal of frustrating their efforts to get a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment, to enable them file an appeal within 21 days as prescribed by the rules of the Electoral Act. The advertorial further alleged that the judgment was not ready after over 2 hours despite the chairman Justice Garuba Nabraruma’s promise in open court that the judgment is ready.
Another curious expose by the advertorial, is that the judgment was not wholly type written. This lacuna has given PDP a life line to impute that the untyped part is reserved for adulteration to balance the judgment delivered in favour of LP’s candidate.
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I dont really know why Ondo PDP are shouting to the high heaven that electorates were disfranchised by the Justice Nabaruma led tribunal. Are we to allow the mirages votes on people likes of the founder of CAC, Apostle Ayo Babalola, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, Mike Tyson and hordes of under ages to stand? I think these are the votes canceled by the Nabaruma led tribunal. May God save our nascent democracy from these desperadoes.
Ola Olowojola (Osogbo, Nigeria)
Ola, you seem not to be that inform because if you were, you would know that it wasn’t just in Ondo state alone that the names of foreigners were included in the voters list. It was all over the federation. Need i remind you that the voters list was not complied by PDP, it was compiled by INEC and the blame should be put at the door step of INEC, not PDP.
Who owns INEC? PDP, who installed Professor of election rigging, Maurice Iwu? It is PDP led Government. Who refused to reform Nigerian electoral system by refusing to cut the umblical cord between the President and the INEC Umpire? It is also PDP led Government. Sustainable electoral reform in Nigeria should start by the repentance of PD Party leaders and members. Real rebranding of Nigeria should begin with the rebranding of PDP itself. 95% of Nigeria’s problems are caused by the PDP, posterity shall not forget and forgive peoples’ and parties contributions in underdeveloping or developing Nigeria. Ask IBB and Obasanjo.
But the question is, can the satan actually repent?