TRIBUNAL VICTORY: Aniocha/Oshimili Professionals Congratulate Elumelu, Urge Ngozi Okolie To Accept Verdict

Aniocha/Oshimili Peoples Mandate, a sociopolitical group in Asaba, Delta State, has hailed the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba, which declared the immediate Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, as the winner of the February 25 House of Representatives election in Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in Delta State.

The pro-Good Governance Organization, made up of professionals and businessmen from Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Chief Uzoma Okoh; Secretary, Pastor Michael Money and Director of Publicity, Comrade David Awil; asserted that the judgment of the Tribunal was fair and well received by the majority of people of the Federal Constituency.

It stated that the judgment exemplified a well founded, sound and intelligent display of jurisprudence which could withstand every legal contestation and urged Ngozi Okolie to accept the verdict in good faith and see it as an act of God.

“As a non-partisan group committed only to the interest of the people of Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, we have thoroughly studied and reviewed the judgment and we found that it cannot be faulted as it is completely consistent with the Rule of Law. 

“It is on this premise, that we urge our brother, Ngozi Lawrence Okolie to drop all moves towards the Appeal Court. We believe that time and resources should not be wasted in that direction. Rather we call on Hon. Okolie as a true son of Aniocha/Oshimili to submit to the judgment as an act of God who gives power and show his usual statesmanship by supporting Hon. Elumelu in moving our Federal Constituency forward for the good of the people”, the organisation said.

The group commended Hon. Elumelu, for extending hands of fellowship to Hon. Okolie and urged him to design ways they can work together for the benefit of the people irrespective of their party differences, adding that the ultimate pursuit of all must be the good of the people.