Gov. Abiodun, Adebutu and Arabambi of IPAC
Ogun State Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has lauded the recent judgement of the State Election Tribunal delivered on 30th september, 2023, which affirmed the Election of Prince Dapo Abiodun as Governor of the state.
At a press conference held today at the Continental Suit Multi -Purpose Hall in Ibara, Abeokuta, the council gave its total support to the judgement which it described as triumph for democracy.
The State Chairman of the council, Engr Samson Okusanya therefore urged Ladi Adebutu to return from exile and join hands in building Ogun State.
Engr Okusanya said IPAC is not in support of Adebutu’s plan to appeal the judgement at a higher court.
He said “the Ogun State IPAC has painstakingly followed the case from inception to the last day, following the processes with keen interest and deep observation. The trial was no doubt very fair to all the Parties involved in the case. The judges not only did justice, they also ensured that it is seen to have been done with their painstaking efforts”.
He said IPAC’s attention has also been drawn to “statements credited to some faceless and thoroughly demystified political lilliputians and docile puppets, who out of crass ignorance condemned a well situated judgement of the Tribunal which affirmed the Election of Prince DAPO Abiodun as Governor of Ogun State by referring it to as ANOTHER MISCARRIAGE AND TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA”.
“Ogun State IPAC, wouldn’t have dignified this beer parlour publication laced with deliberate falsehood or considered it necessary to react to such an epistle of personal bitterness, ignorance and complete unintelligent outburst from those Political traders, Buccaneers, Scavengers , emergency democrats, political predators , misfits and pedestrian politician, but for the benefit of the few in the public who may innocently be misinformed by this ethically rusty and morally depraved social misfit and miscreants, Engr Okusanya noted.
“We find their arguments empty and blind, where they claimed they were perplexed by the Tribunal’s reliance on technicalities involving procedural issues and semantics of the interpretation of words over the substance and core realities of the case”.
He pointed out that “Ladi Adebutu and his team of Lawyers ought to have known that law and facts are not based on technicalities but rather on fairness and objectivity of the legal process which stipulates that the petitioner ought to have front- loaded certain information in the petition”.
“Or did our laws not state emphatically that HE WHO ALLEGES MUST PROVE?”
The IPAC chairman insisted that the “Tribunal’s verdict on Ladi Adebutu petition clearly revealed that the petition contained so many procedural flaws with antecedents interpretation of words. The subsequent dismissal of the substantive suits is therefore right in the eyes of the Law”.
IPAC therefore saluted “the Judiciary and most importantly the members of the Tribunal led by Justice Kunaza and other members for a job welldone. The judgment was indeed a watershed as it was deep, analytical and fair in all ramifications. We make.bold.to say it is worthy of emulation”.
“At this juncture, we call on the 3 remaining opposition Parties in Ogun State to support the dream of H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, in order to further move Ogun State forward. The wishes of the people of Ogun State have been upheld by the Tribunal and as such, all well meaning stakeholders in the state must drop their hatchets and join Governor Dapo Abiodun’s march to prosperity”, he said.
Engr Okusanya noted that IPAC ‘under my leadership has always maintained that Ogun State is our heritage and therefore will resist any attempt to derail the process of good governance”.
“The PDP and her candidate, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, should by now realise that Ogun State is not a commodity for purchase. We implore him to discontinue his sojourn abroad as fugitive, and immediately return to Ogun State in Nigeria to join hands to build our dear state. He should as a matter of importance, discontinue his planned wild goose chase at the appellate Court and accept the will of God.
“It’s a known fact that Mr Adebutu is being hunted by the vote buying allegations which has been investigated by different relevant agencies thus it expedient for him to turn himself in.
‘We, therefore, congratulate Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, for the victory of Saturday, and urge him to continue to demonstrate good leadership in Ogun State and remain focused in transforming the State..
“Conclusively, we salute the Judiciary once again and the good people of Ogun State for this victory as it is an affirmation of Ogun State’s electorate implicit trust as expressed on March 18th 2022”, he added.
