The petition was a busy body one to distract the electorate, says Oshiomhole
Former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole has commended the judgment delivered by the Election Petitions Tribunal on the Edo 2016 Governorship Election, affirming the election of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Speaking to journalists in Benin, Oshiomhole said the judiciary still remained the hope for common man.
“The judgment is sound and a testimony that the people of Edo never voted for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
‘‘The petition was a busy body one to distract the electorate, this was just like ‘Mama Akara’ judgment going to see over non-issue.’’
Oshiomhole further said that the judgment has shown that there were still men and women of good character in the judiciary.
‘‘This will serve as a deterrent to some people who can say whatever they like about the judiciary.
‘‘But it has shown it (judiciary) has men and women of good character of courage and knowledge,’’ he said.
The Justice Ahmed Badamasi-led three-member Tribunal had dismissed the petitioners’ claims based on no credible evidence to prove their case.
The tribunal, therefore, upheld Obaseki’s victory in the governorship election of September 28, 2016, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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