Supreme Court Ruling: We‘ve Left Everything In God’s Hands-Obaseki…History‘ll Deliver Its Verdict Someday-Ighodalo

PDP guber candidate in the governorship election that was held in Edo State on September 21, 2024, Mr Asue Ighodalo has reacted to the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss his petition, affirm Governor Monday Ekphobolo’s victory and put an end to cases that have to do with guber election in question.

Lamenting that he felt a sense of betrayal, he alleged that what took place on September 21, 2024, was a robbery that was coordinated and deliberate while noting that the struggle to ‘reclaim the soul of our beloved state continues’.

‘Although I accept the finality of its judgment, I do not and cannot pretend that what was delivered amounts to justice.

What happened in the September 2024 Governorship Election was not a contest. It was a robbery. Coordinated. Deliberate. And now, tragically validated by the highest court in the land. While I will not and cannot obstruct any judicial pronouncement, no matter how flawed, I must never fear to speak truth to power.

Like you, I feel a deep sense of betrayal. Not just by those who rigged the process, but by the very institutions we trusted to protect our democracy. You came out in hope. You voted for competence, for progress, for prosperity. And now, we are told that your voice does not matter. That your freely given mandate can be trampled without consequence.

I feel your pain. I share your anger. And I will never forget your courage.

To every young person who saw in this moment the birth of a new Edo. To every elder who longed to see our state rise again. To every woman and man who prayed, campaigned, and voted. We may not have won the office, but we won something greater. We found one another. We discovered our collective strength.

Though this painful chapter closes today, our beautiful story does not end. The struggle to reclaim the soul of our beloved state continues.

Yes, dark days may lie ahead. The weight of this illegitimacy will, unfortunately, echo beyond the halls of the Supreme Court. I fear Edo will feel it in the absence of leadership, in the poverty of policy, and in the daily suffering of her people.

But we are neither a fearful nor a broken people. We may be wounded. But all wounds heal’ he said.

Ighodalo also submitted that history will present its verdict someday.

‘To those who now hold power undeserved, lead with humility. Govern with conscience. History sees what the courts may not. And one day, it will deliver its own verdict’ he added.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that immediate past governor of the state, Mr Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has also in an X.com post noted that he disagreed with the decision of the apex court but however leaves everything in God’s Hands.

 ‘I am profoundly grateful to the good people of Edo State and Nigerians for their overwhelming support for the victory, which we believe our party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, won.

But unfortunately, and most surprisingly, all the courts have ruled against us.

Although we strongly disagree with the decision of the Supreme Court, but as adherents to the rule of law, we are bound by their verdict’ he submitted while however warning that with the way the whole thing went, it poses a threat to the nation’s democracy.

 ‘We want to caution that the iconic manner in which the Edo election was manipulated, coupled with the judicial validation it has received, portends grave danger for Nigeria’s democracy.

As people of faith, we leave our matter in God’s hands, trusting that only He knows the appropriate time and manner to deliver divine justice and redemption to our people. I encourage our people to keep hope alive as we persist in the struggle to redeem our fatherland’ he added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you