Stop Derailing Good Governance, Support Abiodun's Tribunal Victory, Ogun IPAC Tells Adebutu Others

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The Inter Party Advisory Council Ogun State chapter has directed the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Ogun State to join hands with Gov. Dapo Abiodun for the development of Ogun rather than derailing the good governance of the state.

This was stated on Tuesday during a press conference of the IPAC held at Continental Suite, Hall, in Abeokuta Ogun State capital.

The State Chairman of the IPAC, Engr Samson Okusanya, also warned some faceless people who are condemning the Tribunal Judgement which affirmed Abiodun’s as Governor, by referring to it as “ANOTHER MISCARRIAGE AND TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA”.

He posited that Ogun State IPAC, wouldn’t dignify any beer parlor publication laced with deliberate falsehood or consider it necessary to react to such an epistle of personal bitterness, ignorance, and completely 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.

“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 told Ladi Adebutu and his team of Lawyers that they should 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?

According to him “The Tribunal’s verdict on Ladi Adebutu petition 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”

“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”.

“We salute the Judiciary and most importantly the members of the Tribunal led by Justice Kunaza and other members for a job well done. 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 Prince Dapo Abiodun, 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 Abiodun’s march to prosperity”.

“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 realize that Ogun State is not a commodity for purchase. We implore him to discontinue his sojourn abroad as a 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 have been investigated by different relevant agencies thus it is expedient for him to turn himself in”.

“We, therefore, congratulate Prince Dapo Abiodun, for the victory of Saturday, and urge him to continue to demonstrate good leadership in Ogun State and remain focused on transforming the State”.

“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”