The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hails the judgment of the Court of
Appeal which ruled that its victorious Osun State governorship
candidate, Senate Ademola Adeleke, was constitutionally qualified to
contest the governorship election.According to a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, “The PDP
describes the judgment as a triumph of justice and the will of the
people of Osun state over oppressive forces.
“The PDP notes that the ruling of the Court of Appeal has finally put
to rest all contentions about the educational qualification of Senator
Adeleke and renders all such cases in lower courts incompetent.
“The party says that in ruling that the FCT High Court was wrong in
nullifying Senator Adeleke’s candidacy “when the evidence before the
court proved that Adeleke had met all the constitutional
requirements”, for the election, the Appeal Court has affirmed justice
and restored the verdict of the Osun people on the eligibility of our
candidate to stand for election.
“Moreover, the findings of the Appeal Court that the FCT High Court
lacked powers to entertain the matter, since the issues therein are
related to what transpired in Osun State, serves as a lesson to
desperate politicians engaging in abuse of court processes.
“The PDP commends these Justices of the Court of Appeal for restoring
the confidence reposed on the judiciary as the last hope of the common
man and counseled the APC and its agents to end their unnecessary
attacks on Senator Adeleke and allow the people of Osun state to enjoy
their much-desired benefits of having a competent, people-oriented and
purposeful leadership under Senator Adeleke.”
