Ogun gov’ship: Akinlade heads to S/Court

Allied Peoples Movement’s (APM) candidate in the March 9, 2019 gubernatorial election in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, says he has formally filed Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun. Daily Trust reports that twice, at the tribunal and the Court of Appeal, Abiodun had floored Akinlade and his […]

Allied Peoples Movement’s (APM) candidate in the March 9, 2019 gubernatorial election in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, says he has formally filed Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun.

Daily Trust reports that twice, at the tribunal and the Court of Appeal, Abiodun had floored Akinlade and his party, but the petitioners have vowed to take the legal battle to the apex court.

Media aide to Akinlade, Azeez Adelani, in a statement yesterday, said the appeal had been filed on Saturday, November 23, 2019 to challenge the Court of Appeal Ibadan judgement of November 11, 2019.

According to the statement, Akinlade said his resolve to pursue the matter to a logical conclusion was hinged on the constitutionality and the need to truly represent the people who came out in their thousands on March 9, 2019 to vote for him.

It added that Akinlade noted that “each stage of this struggle from the tribunal, Court of Appeal and now Supreme Court comes at a very high cost in terms of legal fees but no amount is too much to pay for justice.”

“No matter how this ends, we must remain resolute and determined because it is not the end for us but the beginning of greater heights.

“I enjoin you all to remain hopeful and prayerful for only God can decide our fate. Victory is sure by His grace,” the statement said.