Election tribunal: Kwara ACN denies plan to withdraw petition

The Chairman, Action Congress of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Kayode Olawepo, has described as untrue speculation that the ACN governorship candidate in the April 26 poll, Mr. Dele Beglore (SAN), was considering withdrawing his petition from the Kwara State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed as the winner of the election. Disastisifed with the declaration, Belgore had approached the tribunal seeking the nullification of Ahmed’s victory.

Olayepo said the speculation was a “ridiculous and mischievous” claim by people he referred to as “rumour-mongers.”

According to a statement on Wednesday,Olawepo said, “To be sure, we are resolute in our pursuit of justice. Our case remains intact because we are convinced that the judiciary will do justice to our case. And we urge these rumour mongers to seek a better vocation because no amount of such desperate misinformation will stand in our way as we seek justice for the people of Kwara State whose right to freely elect their leader was so brazenly trampled upon.

“What took place in the court today is enough to put paid to their mischief. From what has happened so far, from PDP’s weeks of trying to evade service of court papers to their desperate attempt to frustrate inspection of poll materials as ordered by the court, it is clear we are not withdrawing our case and therefore we urge our supporters to ignore all lies and misinformation being bandied on radio and from other sources.”