Oyo Guber: Makinde Reacts to Appeal Court Judgement, Says Victory Intact

Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has reacted to Monday’s judgement of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan that affirmed his election as the state’s governor.

Makinde in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa urged the people of the state to ignore what it described as doctored reports in some section of the media as his victory remained intact since the court refused to grant any of the reliefs sought by his main rival, Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“There is no ambiguity as to the state of things in our Pacesetter State as far as the election of March 9, 2019, is concerned. Our party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the election.

“On Monday, the Court of Appeal, also sitting in Ibadan, delivered its judgement on the appeal by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu.

“The Court refused to nullify the election; it refused to order a fresh election and it also refused to order the retrial of the petition.

“With the above being the reality of the outcome of the Appeal Court ruling, the election of Engineer Seyi Makinde as the Governor of Oyo State has just been reaffirmed.

“There is nothing in the Appeal Court’s ruling that affects the returns made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and there is nothing that tampers with the mandate freely given to Engineer Seyi Makinde by the people of Oyo State.

“Governor Makinde hereby urges the good people of Oyo State to remain calm and refuse to be provoked by agents of disruption who are seeking to upturn the truth, which remains constant against all odds.

“We also wish to enjoin the people of Oyo State to ignore the doctored reports in some media outlets, which are merely quoting the judgement of the Court of Appeal out of context,” Makinde said.