Justice Ibrahim Salauwa, the Chairman of the Special Panel of the appellate court, reserved the judgment after counsel to the parties adopted their addresses
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Jegede had challenged the ruling by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP candidate for the election
Jegede emerged the candidate of the party in the congress conducted by the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the PDP
In a statement by its Secretary, Patrick Okon, on Monday in Abuja, the forum also called for overhaul of the commission
Mimiko is a member of the PDP faction that supported the emergence of a factional candidate, Eyitayo Jegede
The judge had in that judgement declared the governorship candidate of the state from the faction led by former Borno State Governor, SennatorAli-Modu Sheriff, as the authentic candidate to contest the November 26 election as the flag bearer of the PDP
Okunomo urged party supporters to disregard what he called “rampaging distortion of facts and misrepresentations” on the matter by a section of the party
The election holds on November 26
The commission’s Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Nick Dazang, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
Conclusively, it is worthy of note that Ondo State political gladiators must not take the priceless peaceful atmosphere in the state for granted. As the memory of the Ajasin/Omoboriowo crises is still fresh in many of us
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), he was the immediate past Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state