From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has said it will pursue exhaustively the legal options available to recover the Governorship of the state as it rightly belongs to the party.
The party stated this in reaction to the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday which dismissed the appeal by the party’s Governorship Candidate, Engr. Titus Uba, against the earlier judgement of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which upheld the victory of Hyacinth Alia as Governor of the the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2023 elections.
The PDP, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday, said, “It remains the contention of the party that, in line with extant electoral laws, regulations and guidelines, the Governorship of the state at the last election was won by Engr. Uba as canvassed by his legal team at the Tribunal and at the just decided Appeal.
“The party’s leadership will consult with the legal team on the best possible approach to the next step on the litigation process.”
The party urged its teeming members and supporters to maintain the faith that justice will surely be done to the petition by Engr. Titus Uba.
The statement said, “Our great party maintains belief in the Judiciary as the last resort for citizens where impunity and manipulation are deployed by a party to a contest such as was the case in the 2023 Benue Governorship Election.
“PDP believes democracy is best served and the sanctity of the votes of the electorate better preserved by the pursuit of the legal option where there occurs violation of the electoral process as was done by APC at the 2023 Governorship Election,” the party said.