APC HAILS SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT AFFIRMING GOV. OYEBANJI AS VALID CANDIDATE, COMMENDS GOVERNOR’S HUMILITY AND MAGNANIMITY.

APC HAILS SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT AFFIRMING GOV. OYEBANJI AS VALID CANDIDATE, COMMENDS GOVERNOR’S HUMILITY AND MAGNANIMITY.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti State Chapter has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court affirming His Excellency, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, as the valid candidate of the party for the June 20 governorship election.

In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Segun Dipe, the party described the judgment as a victory for internal democracy, the rule of law, and the collective will of APC members in Ekiti State.

The case, instituted by Ms Abimbola Olawunmi, challenged the outcome of the party’s governorship primaries that produced Governor Oyebanji as the candidate of APC. The matter went through the High Court and the Court of Appeal, both of which upheld BAO’s candidacy. The Supreme Court has now affirmed those decisions.

The APC said the judgment has finally laid to rest all legal issues surrounding the Governor’s candidacy and has further strengthened the legitimacy of the landslide mandate given to him by Ekiti people on June 20.

“We congratulate Governor Biodun Oyebanji on this judicial affirmation. More importantly, we commend him for his humility and magnanimity throughout this period. Despite winning the primaries, winning the election with a landslide, and now having the Supreme Court affirm it, he has remained focused, peaceful, and inclusive,” the party stated.

The APC noted that instead of distractions, the Governor chose governance. Instead of bitterness, he chose development. And instead of exclusion, he chose to carry all Ekiti people along.

“This is the BAO experiment in action. Power has not changed him. Victory has not made him arrogant. Litigation has not made him vindictive. That is why Ekiti people trust him,” the statement added.

The party called on all party members and stakeholders to see the judgment as a call to greater unity and to support the Governor as he continues to implement his agenda for shared prosperity.

The APC also thanked the judiciary for upholding justice and protecting democracy, and congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Working Committee for their support.

Signed,  

Segun Dipe

State Publicity Secretary

APC, Ekiti State