Barr Chijioke Edeoga, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Enugu State, has responded to the Appeal Court decision upholding the election of Barr Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
According to the Platinum Times, a three-judge court upheld Mbah’s election on Friday.
In response, Mr George Ugwu, Spokesman, Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campaign Organisation, stated that the party would pursue the path of justice to the fullest degree permitted by law.
His statement reads,
“The Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campaign organization received with shock and disappointment the judgement of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on the petition of the Enugu State Chapter of the Labour Party and its candidate in the March 18 Governorship Election in the state, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga.
“Our lawyers present at the Court have briefed the Party and the Candidate and the way forward determined.
“They have been instructed to explore the constitutional rights of appeal to the Supreme Court, while we continue to engage the human conscience to uphold what is right and just and what will, in the end, help reignite the blinking and fading embers of our humanity as Nigerians.
“We thank the great people of Enugu State and all our supporters worldwide for their steadfastness and enduring love. We enjoin them to remain peaceful, law-abiding, prayerful and purposefully expectant of victory in the end.”