I‘ll still contest, win Ondo gov poll – Jegede
Few days to the governorship election in
Ondo State, the factional candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for
the election, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has reassured his supporters
across the state that he will contest and win the election after getting
justice from the appellate court.
Jegede’s appeal is still pending at the Abuja Court of Appeal which has adjourned its sitting on the case indefinitely.
The PDP factional candidate is
challenging the judgment of the High Court which ordered the Independent
National Electoral Commission to replace his name with that of Jimoh
Ibrahim as the candidate of the PDP for the November 26 governorship
poll.
He (Jegede) belongs to the Ahmed Makarfi’s faction while Ibrahim is from the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the PDP in the state.
Addressing his supporters in Akure, the
state capital after returning from Abuja on Saturday, the immediate
former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State said
they should not despair but continue with their house-to-house campaign
effort aimed at ensuring that the PDP emerges victorious in the
forthcoming governorship election.
He said, “ Mark my words, we will
contest and win this election. Let me tell you, this is not about
Eyitayo Jegede alone, it is about the people of Ondo State, this is
about good governance in our state, this is about continuation and
improvement on the good things we have been enjoying in our state.
“I’m in this business to reclaim my mandate and I’m serious about it.”
The legal luminary however refuted the
insinuation that most of his supporters had moved to the opposition
parties because they doubted his chances of getting justice from the
appeal court.
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