Barr Chijioke Edeoga, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Enugu State in 2023, has challenged the election petition tribunal’s decision.
According to Platinum Times, the Tribunal dismissed Edeoga’s challenge on Thursday and found that Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was duly elected.
However, in a statement made available to Platinum Times, the Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campaign Organisation vowed to appeal the ruling.
Engr George Ugwu, Spokesman for the Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campaign Organisation, signed the statement.
It reads,
“On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal delivered its judgement on the petition brought by the Labour Party and its candidate, Barr Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, following the outcome of the March 18, 2023 Governorship elections in the state, which was announced in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barr. Peter Mbah.
“We wish to convey the acknowledgment by the Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, of the judgement as delivered at the tribunal, and to state our preparedness to challenge the outcome of this judgement at the Court of Appeal and to all extents as permitted by law.
“To this end, we urge our supporters across the State and in other parts of the country to remain calm, law-abiding, and to go about their businesses without fear or hindrance.
“We retain a firm belief in justice, and will go the full extent legally possible in ensuring that the hopes of Enugu people who turned out in their numbers to vote for Labour Party candidates on March 18, 2023 are realised.”