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REACTING to the ruling, one of
the Counsels to Governor Ibrahim Idris, Mr. Pius Akubo (SAN),
declared that it was a long expected ruling.
He pointed out that the petition was vexatious, spurious and
unsubstantiated, adding that the ruling was well researched, sound
and articulate.
He thanked the tribunal for delivering judgement in record 5 days of
giving final address, adding that it was unprecedented.
Mr. Akubo gave thanks to God for the victory, maintaining that truth
must always prevail.
The lawyer to INEC, Mr. Goddy Uche, said that the judgement had
vindicated INEC an unbias umpire in the contentious re-run election,
in the interest of the development of the state.
The tribunal he stressed, had lived up to its expectation advising
the petitioner not to appeal against the ruling.
Mr. Goddy remarked, “Enough is enough. There should be an end to all
these, so that the state can move forward.” He described the ruling
as the one that stands the test of time.
However, Dr. Alex Izinyon, the Counsel to the petitioner who looked
dissatisfied with the ruling and seems ready for appeal brushed the
pressmen aside, saying he would need to study the ruling before
making any comment.
He appealed to the Secretariat of the Tribunal to type the
epoch-making judgment to enable his client embark on fresh appeal.
Dr. Izinyon who looked visibly disappointed, was the same lawyer
that secured victory for Prince Abubakar Audu during the earlier
petition that finally secured the nullification of Governor
Ibrahim’s mandate in January, 2008 and paved way for re-run
governorship election on March 29, 2008.
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