Oborevwori's Supreme Court triumph, affirmation of people's wish – Ukodhiko

 

BY KINGSLEY IKODUDU 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Isoko Federal Constituency, Pst. Engr. Jonathan Ajirioghene Ukodhiko has said that today's Supreme Court judgment affirming Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori as Delta State PDP Governorship Candidate was an affirmation of the wishes of Deltans.

Pastor Ukodhiko made this known in Abuja on Friday while responding to the Supreme Court judgment, saying it was a further confirmation that the Court of Appeal didn't give an erroneous judgment when they upheld Rt. Hon. Oborevwori as the validly nominated gubernatorial candidate of the Delta State PDP.

Olorogun David Edevbie had approached the Apex court challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal to recognise Oborevwori as the validly nominated candidate of the PDP in Delta State.

The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel led by Justice Amina Augie, dismissed an appeal for lacking in merit.

According to him, "Today, the Supreme Court has upheld and affirmed the people's wish by aligning itself with the earlier judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the wishes of the people of Delta State.

"The Delta State PDP is one big political family, even blood relatives fight and struggle for family property, so is not a new thing for people who are related by political ideologies and interests to grapple over a political position.

"There are no losers as far as I am concerned in today's judgment, the only winner to me is the party because the party has been groping since, but now, we can focus our energies on the campaigns appropriately.

"I want to appeal to all aggrieved members of our party to put behind them their grievances and let's work together to deliver our Party the PDP, as the MORE for Deltans Agenda of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori will bring about a new form of political development and economic growth as it engenders infrastructure, education, security, and viable economic policies.

"On behalf of myself, my family, and my political associates, I want to heartily congratulate Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the Delta State PDP, over the Supreme Court Judgment which affirmed Rt. Hon. Oborevwori as the validly nominated gubernatorial candidate of the Delta State PDP.

"Sir, you must be magnanimous in victory as it is a win-win situation for the Delta State PDP," Ukodhiko added.