An aggrieved aspirant from the Delta South Senatorial
District of Delta State, Michael Jonny, has described the declaration of the
immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, as the only
cleared aspirant, as "daylight robbery".
A statement
issued by Timi Coleman, Johnny's media aide, condemned the action which he
ascribed to Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
He argued that
the decision by the Adams Oshiomhole national leadership of the APC to affirm
Emmanuel Uduaghan as the sole candidate for the district, emerged from "a
flawed process".
Adams Oshiomhole |
The statement
read: "As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever
renewing fight for ascendancy in the affairs of mankind, human beings must be willing,
when need is, to do battle for the one against the other. I'm the youngest of
the senatorial aspirants and I vowed not to give up until I regain my
stolen mandate.
"This is day
time robbery and cannot stand. How can the National Chairman, Comrade Adams
Oshiomole, declare Uduaghan as the only aspirant cleared for the Delta South
Senatorial District party ticket? This is astute injustice, political
discrimination, and political discombobulation."
"Among other
aspirants who contested the senatorial ticket are people of integrity with
proven character, that have no case whatsoever of criminality and financial
indictment. It is hilarious to note that two (Dr Austin Urette and Temisan
Instate) out of the five aspirants disqualified, contested the 2015 Delta South
Senatorial elections. One will ask: 'what has happened between 2015 and 2018
that warrant their disqualification?'"
"This is a
sham to democracy in Nigeria! How can reasons of disqualification not be made
known to us? This is not done anywhere. This may lead to alienation, apathy and
stagnation or political instability, or political disintegration. This is a
party that has made Nigerians to believe that they are fighting corruption,
impunity and other obnoxious practices jeopardizing the overall integrity of
Nigeria."
"I need an
answer, Adams Oshiomole. Why was I disqualified? When injustice becomes law,
resistance becomes a duty! I will not relent; I must reclaim my mandate through
the legal means. They must tell me in court the reasons I was disqualified. He
who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.
"We
therefore call on the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, to abjure
imposition and do the needful to avert anticipated crisis in the region."
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