Political Economist

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact us

Main Menu

  • Local News
  • World News
  • Business & Economy
  • Sports
  • Commentaries
  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact us

logo



Political Economist

  • Local News
  • World News
  • Business & Economy
  • Sports
  • Commentaries
  • PDP, others to Buhari, DSS: Sack Pantami, Interrogate him

  • Iheanacho makes history, breaks Leicester 52-year-old FA Cup jinx

  • Super League: UEFA says participating clubs risk ban from football worldwide

  • Printing of money: Obaseki’s primitive presumption, By Jackson Osagie

  • Promoters of EFCC Chairman’s fake twitter accounts risk 7 years jail term

Breaking NewsLocal News
Home›Breaking News›Secondus leads protest to demand reversal of Supreme Court judgment on Imo gov’ship election

Secondus leads protest to demand reversal of Supreme Court judgment on Imo gov’ship election

By Admin
January 20, 2020
257
0

 

In continuation of its call for the review of the Jan. 14, Supreme Court judgment on Imo governorship elections, the Peoples Democratic Party took its protest to the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Monday.

The protest which started at the PDP’s Legacy House to the Three Arms Zone was led by the PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus.

The National Chairman of PDP while addressing the protesters said that Supreme Court had misfired as the figures that gave Gov. Hope Uzodinma victory were “not adding up”.

The Supreme court had on Jan. 14, 2020 sacked Mr Emeka Ihedioha of PDP as Imo governor and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Sen. Hope Uzodinma,  as the duly elected governor.

Secondus said all the protesters were demanding for was for the Supreme Court to reverse its judgment which removed Ihedioha as the governor of Imo.

According to him, the PDP leaders and supporters are out for a peaceful, non-violent protest to show they are all Nigerians.

He described PDP as “the most peaceful party, the largest party and well organised party in Africa”.

“I want to congratulate you all for coming from all the nooks and crannies of this country, peacefully, to register our protest.

“We are here, under one God, under one nation; our nation is under the rule of law.

“We are a nation governed by law; therefore, all we are seeking today is for our very highly respected jurists at the highest court of the land to be just.

“We are not against you, we are against the error. And by the special grace of God, I know you will revisit the error. All we are saying is for you to review this error because the figures are not adding up. We, therefore, call on the leadership of the judiciary to please note that we are all human beings. God is the highest”.

“We know that they worship God, all of us worship God, to revisit and reverse the Imo State judgment because we believe that the figures are not adding up,” he said.

Secondus said that the party believed that the Supreme Court judges would hear their cry, revisit, review, and if possible reverse the judgment.

“That is justice that will be done, not only to the people of Imo but for Nigerians who are crying. This is time to show courage,” Secondus said.

Also speaking, the former Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, said he was not just speaking as member of PDP, but also as a beneficiary of the right thing done by the party during its 16 years administration.

Obi, the running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the last Presidential election, recalled how he was a member of a minority party (then APGA) and he won election, went to court and PDP did not intervene.

He added that Mr Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo governor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress couldn’t have been governor, or beneficiary of judiciary, if PDP  had intervened.

“So as a beneficiary, I am appealing to the judiciary to save this country. What happened in Imo State is enough to kill our democracy. Let us ensure that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man,” Obi said.

The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, said the only message of PDP was that the judgment should be reviewed as figures were not adding up.(NAN)

TagsAdams OshiomholeAPCapgaAtiku AbubakarEmeka IhediohaEyinnaya AbaribeHope UzodinmaPDPPeter Obiuche secondus
Previous Article

NNPC GMD visits Lagos pipeline explosion scene, ...

Next Article

P.M Boris visit: President Buhari says Nigeria ...

Related articles More from author

  • Local News

    PDP to NYSC: Don’t cover up for Adeosun; Nigerians suspect foul play

    July 12, 2018
    By Admin
  • Local News

    Members `revolt’ when they cannot breathe,Sani tells APC leadership

    July 26, 2018
    By Admin
  • Atiku
    Breaking NewsLocal News

    Coronavirus: Now is the time to temporarily halt flights to and from any nation with a prevalence

    February 28, 2020
    By Admin
  • Atiku
    Breaking NewsLocal News

    Atiku urges telcos to offer free credit of at least ₦1500 to subscribers

    March 25, 2020
    By Admin
  • PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar
    Business & Economy

    A mafia runs NNPC, I’ll dislodge it; boasts Atiku

    January 18, 2019
    By Admin
  • Local News

    2019 Election is Going to be a Tough one but Buhari will Win- Garba Shehu

    November 19, 2018
    By Admin

You may be interested

  • Local News

    Osinbajo is now Acting President, Senate Confirms, Buhari may extend leave

  • Obaseki
    Press Releases

    Edo 2020: Local Govt Chairmen Back Obaseki; disown Ize-Iyamu

  • Local News

    Okowa congratulates Isiguzo, tasks him to ensure welfare of NUJ members

logo

Political Economist is a liberal news magazine with global affiliations.

We promote free enterprise and act as a catalyst for the growth of knowledge economy. We are proudly pan-Nigeria yet richly spiced with African and global news. We offer a fair and balanced news reportage presented by our team of well-heeled professional journalists...

About us

  • 5 Olutosin Ajayi Street, By CPM Church, Ajao Estate, Lagos State, Nigeria
  • +234 805 680 1124
  • info@politicaleconomistng.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Isa Pantami

    PDP, others to Buhari, DSS: Sack Pantami, Interrogate him

    By Admin
    April 19, 2021
  • Kelechi Iheanacho makes history

    Iheanacho makes history, breaks Leicester 52-year-old FA Cup jinx

    By Admin
    April 19, 2021
  • Super League

    Super League: UEFA says participating clubs risk ban from football worldwide

    By Admin
    April 19, 2021
  • Nzuko Umunna

    Excitement as Senator Anyanwu Emerges Nzuko Umunna President

    By Admin
    April 19, 2021
  • Jonathan Sacks IGP Abba, Appoints Arase

    By Admin
    April 21, 2015
  • Zinox iPower Inverter Claws to Market Dominance

    By Admin
    November 24, 2014
  • Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

    By Admin
    April 24, 2017
  • Your Kidney is Your Life, Watch Your Lifestyle, Counsels Dr. Amira

    By Admin
    February 27, 2015
  • Justopec
    on
    April 24, 2017

    Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

    Good one for the ...
  • Justice Shedrack
    on
    April 24, 2017

    Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

    Nice
  • Anonymouse
    on
    February 8, 2017

    Qatar Airways makes history, completes first longest non-stop flight of 16 hours from Doha to New ...

    This is nice...
  • Justice Shedrack
    on
    January 19, 2017

    Confusion in Gambia, Jammeh stays put, Barrow to be sworn in at Gambia embassy in Senegal

    Na wa ooooo

Find us on Facebook

Follow us

  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
© Copyright Political Economist. All rights reserved.