Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Odii has hailed the Supreme Court for reaffirming him as candidate of the party for next year’s election. The apex court had on Friday in Abuja struck out a request by a factional governorship aspirant in Ebonyi, Senator Joseph Obinna Ogba, for a review of its final judgment of September 14, 2022, which upheld Odii as the governorship candidate of the party. Odii in a statement called on party members to unite and put the state back on the path of unity, progress and prosperity.
The statement urged all their party members to come together for the sake of the state progress and posterity. “With the ruling of the Supreme Court today, 21st October, 2022 dismissing all pending appeal cases on the PDP Governorship Primaries in Ebonyi state, all the litigations and disputations has been put to rest within the ranks of our great party. It is now obvious that we have to unite and fight for our common aspiration which is the take over and rescue of our dear state from anti-democratic forces and to put Ebonyi state back on the path of unity, progress and prosperity,” he said.
Meanwhile, Senator Ogba has debunked reports claiming he has dumped the PDP after losing out at the Supreme Court. ?gba who represents Ebonyi Central in the Senate said as a strong member of the party, he can’t dump the party. He said this will come after a series of meetings and consultation with family, especially supporters, leaders and organised bodies that he consulted at the beginning of his recent political campaign.
“We just contested an election and not life. Ours is thanksgiving to almighty God for this rare privilege of a contest without losing a soul. We won’t take your patience, prayers, good intentions and best wishes for granted in our decisions and further political interactions”, he said.