Primary: Aspirant may challenge Sanwo-Olu’s victory in court
The governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Abdul-Ahmed Olorunfemi Mustapha, said on Wednesdays he had not withdrawn his petition challenging the conduct of the May 26 governorship primary. The governorship aspirant equally disclosed that the appeal panel of the party sought his cooperation to drop the challenge he mounted against the […]
The governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Abdul-Ahmed Olorunfemi Mustapha, said on Wednesdays he had not withdrawn his petition challenging the conduct of the May 26 governorship primary.
The governorship aspirant equally disclosed that the appeal panel of the party sought his cooperation to drop the challenge he mounted against the exercise, to avoid a repeat of the Zamfara and Rivers scenarios of 2019 when the party ended up without having lawful governorship candidates in the two states.
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Daily Trust reports that the aspirant had called for the cancellation of the primary, saying he was shut out from participating.
Speaking through his counsel, the aspirants, Barrister Abdulmojeed Oloyede, asked the party’s leadership to make public the outcome of the screening exercise conducted for all aspirants in the State, which necessitated his alleged disqualification.
Denouncing the report that his client had withdrawn his petition, Oloyede said, “Far from it, my client would not condone injustice in whatever form and until and unless a fair and just result is achieved, my client won’t stop speaking up against flagrant disregard of our extant laws and laid down party guidelines.
“What Mustapha Ahmed did was to submit himself to the Conflict Resolution Mechanism put in place by the party and he is optimistic that justice would be served at the end.”
On the controversial endorsement and what transpired at the appeal proceedings, the counsel said, “On Tuesday, we (Myself and my client) appeared before the Appeal Committee. The hearing was done behind closed doors, the case was presented and argued extensively before the Appeal committee.”
He added, “The Appeal Committee, thereafter informed us that they don’t have jurisdiction to entertain the issue of disqualification, which is the crux of our Appeal. They opined that the screening appeal commitee is the right panel to hear our appeal.
“While not foreclosing the option of seeking redress in the court of law, My client is very passionate and committed to his political party and believed so much in exploring internal mechanisms designed by the party to resolve intra party related issues.”