July 06, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the High Court ruling on its governorship primary election in Edo State as a temporary setback.
Adamawa State Governor and Chairman of PDP National Campaign Council for the Edo governorship election, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who stated this on Saturday, however, said the party is not distracted, as he tagged the ruling a child’s play that will not stand the test of time.
This is just as the PDP National Legal Adviser, Kamarudeen Ajibade (SAN), said the court did not nullify the party’s primary.
“The issue before the court was basically the issue of a delegate election”, he added.
Fintiri and Ajibade spoke on Saturday, at an inaugural meeting of the PDP National Campaign Council.
The governor told the members that their assignment demands a lot of commitment and seriousness.
“The candidate has a lot of credibility with him. He is deliverable. We can make him win if we are serious. The governor has worked; he is visibly on ground in Edo. His track record and pedigree also is enough for us to harvest and use positively to win the election for Edo PDP in this election”, he said.
According to him, the only thing he understands in politics is to win elections, adding, “There is no second position in any election. You either win or you loss. In this outing, we are out to win.”
Ajibade stated that the Court of Appeal has pronounced that the issue of delegates is entirely an internal affair of the political party, pointing out that it is only aspirant in the primary who can challenge nomination of the candidate.
He noted that, that was why the National Assembly introduced the provision of that section 84 (14) in the Electoral Act, and urged members of the campaign council not to be discouraged.
PDP governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, said there were signs that the election is going to be a difficult one. He stated that sometimes, distractions are more difficult to deal with than issues, but expressed the hope that the party leaders are capable of putting the issues in proper perspective.
Ighodalo pledged to give the election his full commitment and ensure that PDP wins.
