Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured the people of the State of continuous development in the State.
The Governor gave the reassurance Tuesday 1st June 2021 when he led his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, the SSG, Osarodion Ogie, ESQ., some party faithful and others on a victory march around some major streets and roads in Benin City, following his victory at the Supreme Court.
The visibly elated Obaseki, said his government will continue to work for the development of the state and wellbeing of the people.
According to him, “The kind of attitude they started in Edo to cage the State is what is going on in Nigeria today. We don’t have much resources in Edo but we have been able to utilize the little we have in developing the state. Until we change our mindset and mentality that taxpayers’ money is meant to work for people, development will be out of reach. Unless we change our mentality and mindset, Nigeria will not move forward. We have to pray to God so that what happened in Edo will also happen in Nigeria.”
While stating that the victory belongs to God and Edo people, the Governor noted that his failure to cooperate with a few people to share Edo commonwealth was the reason for the fight, emphasizing that the supreme court judgment has put an end to Godfatherism in Edo State.
The Governor disclosed that “through your support and determination, you have shown that Edo is Edo, not Lagos or Imo. We thank God for the victory of the Supreme Court judgement. In the election, Edo people cast their votes for our party but APC didn’t have respect for Edo people as they took us to court and wanted to turn the people’s mandate by all means but God saw us through the battle.”
A member of the APC, Williams Edobor, had
commenced the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja before the September 2020
governorship election in Edo State which Obaseki later won and sworn in for the second tenure.
Williams Edobor claimed that Mr Obaseki forged his certificates including his university degree certificate tendered for the election, he then prayed the court to disqualify Obaseki as the Governorship Candidate of the PDP in the poll.
January 9, 2021, Hon. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, had dismissed the suit for lack of merit. The APC and his co-plaintiff proceeded to the Court of Appeal appeal against the verdict of the Federal High Court.
A panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, led by Hon. Justice Stephen Adah unanimously dismissed the appeal on March 18, 2021.
Not satisfied with the judgment of the Court of Appeal, the appellants further went upstairs on appeal to the Supreme Court where the five-man-panel of the Apex Court, on Friday, 28th May 2031, in their unanimous decision, finally, dismissed the Appeal with a cost of one million naira against the APC on the grounds that the appellants failed woefully to prove their case against Obaseki.
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