The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2020 Ondo State Gubernatorial Election, Eyitayo Jegede, has revealed that the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was excluded as a respondent in his petition, said it was because of the immunity he (Buni) enjoys.
Jegede, who lost in the last governorship election in Ondo State to APC’s Rotimi Akeredolu, said the tribunal should have struck out the petition at the first hearing if Buni were to be part of the suit.
Read Also:
Ondo 2020: Jegede Heads For Supreme Court As Akeredolu Wins In Appeal Court
Ondo Poll: Jegede Congratulates Akeredolu After Supreme Court Defeat
While speaking at a meeting with leaders of the PDP at the party secretariat in Akure, the state capital, Jegede said that Nigeria laws forbid Governors to be sued because of the immunity they enjoy.
“Election matters have laws that govern them, Governor Buni could not have been a respondent. In fact, if we had joined him, our case would have been struck out on the very first day.
“But the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land and its verdict is final on all matters. I appeal to you to continue to have respect and place hope on our judiciary. Only God is perfect in all things,” Jegede said.
He then urged members and leaders of the party in the state to give themselves a pat on the back for fighting a good cause aimed at strengthening and deepening the democratic institution in Nigeria.
He said posterity would not fail to place him on the right side of history.
His words: “You know they said we don’t have a case. They said we jettisoned our 400 witnesses to pursue what is not. But today we have been vindicated by the pronouncement of the Supreme Court.
“The court agreed with us that there was an actual breach of the Constitution. The judgement has sent jitters into the spines of APC and today cabinet ministers are shouting themselves hoarse over the implication of the judgement.
Eyitayo Jegede
“We have fought a good fight and posterity will not fail to place us on the right side of history.
“We must respect our laws at all times even if heaven will fall. And of course, heaven will not even fall if we all take it upon ourselves to obey our own laws, no matter whose ox is gored.”
Ondo PDP leaders, who spoke at the meeting, promised never to let Jegede down on all occasions.
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has condemned in strong term the unprovoked attacks on Anwase…
Air Peace has refuted the report making the rounds of a purported plane crash involving…
Social media personality and activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has revealed a…