The Labour Party (LP) has issued a warning, stating that there will be four dangerous consequences if the Supreme Court does not overturn the verdict of the Appeal Court, which dismissed the appeal of its gubernatorial candidate in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga.
The party emphasized that the decisions of the election tribunals and the Court of Appeal do not accurately represent the electoral stance of the people in the state, highlighting that its evidence was not duly considered during the legal proceedings.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Mallam Umar Farouk, LP outlined the four potential outcomes that would arise if the Appeal Court’s verdict is not overturned.
The statement reads in part, “In Enugu state, we need to remind Nigerians and all lovers of democracy that the Labour Party won 2 of the three Senate seats, Seven of the Eight House of Representatives seats, and 14 majority of the 24 state House of Assembly seats but INEC and Judiciary are trying to give the governorship to another party.
“Our position is that if this stands at the Supreme Court, four major and dangerous things will happen: the will and desire of Enugu people as demonstrated in their voting pattern on March 8 will be undermined, forgery of the NYSC certificate and indeed other certificates will be legalized, NYSC as a credible national institution in the country will be destroyed and the military who oversees the NYSC as a paramilitary body will be dented.
“Our Appeal therefore is for the Apex Court to look judiciously at all the evidence and the law in the Enugu case and do Justice and nothing short of that.”
