Breaking: Supreme Court Dashes Prof. Nyameh‘s Hope, Affirms Agbu As PDP Governorship Candidate In Taraba

By Akinwale Kasali

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has put an end to the litigation challenging the Candidature of Kefas Agbu as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Candidate in Taraba State.

The Apex Court on Friday, dashed the hope of Prof. Jerome Nyameh who had instituted a Case against Kefas challenging the process that threw him up as the candidate of the party.

The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo had, in September, dismissed his case against Kefas for lacking in merit.

But he proceeded to the Appeal Court in Yola, Adamawa State which also dismissed the Case.

Not satisfied, he proceeded to the Supreme Court which has now given its verdict, affirming Kefas as the authentic Candidate of the Party to hoist the PDP Flag at the March 11, 2023 Gubernatorial Polls.

It would be recalled that in the heat of the legal tussle, the PDP in Taraba State had told its members not to be disturbed as there was no cause for alarm following court cases instituted by some aggrieved governorship aspirants challenging the emergence of Kefas as the party’s governorship candidate in the state.

In a statement issued in Jalingo and signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Andeta’rang Irammae, the PDP assured supporters and the public that the ongoing court cases against the governorship primary election, which, it said, was adjudged as free, fair and transparent, would soon be resolved.

The statement read partly, “We are a truly democratic party and we are applying political and democratic means to address the grievances of some aspirants who have dragged the party and our governorship candidate, Lt. Col. Agbu Kefas, to court.

“The aggrieved aspirants are our members and the PDP is one big family whose umbrella is capable of accommodating all. Our internal conflict resolution mechanism is stronger and more efficient than any other political party in the country.

“The PDP members, supporters and the public are hereby enjoined to remain calm as the National Secretariat of our great party and our tate chapter are on top of the issues at hand and very soon we will resolve our internal family issues.

“Our primary concern is to win all elective positions in the 2023 elections and we would not leave anything to chance on our road to achieving this goal.”

This is as the party called on the PDP loyalists, supporters and the public to use the window provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure they collect their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs to vote for the PDP at the state and national levels to return the country to the path of growth and prosperity.

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