Senator Annie Okonkwo has faulted Wednesday’s Federal High Court
judgment which proclaimed Obiora Okonkwo as the Anambra Central
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2015 election as
replacement for Seantor Uche Ekwunife.
On account of the judgment, Obiora Okonkwo has written to the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requesting for a
certificate of return.
But yesterday, Senator Okonkwo, who previously represented the
district in a statement, said he is “completely shocked by this
latest curious judicial harvest to a litigant from the shadows, who
plied fables as facts and gained concurrence from a respected high
court veteran of Justice John Tsoho’s admirable pedigree.
“It is sometimes fitfully amazing how our hallowed judicial
temples can be deliberately misled, perhaps inadvertently, to
contrive somersaults of superior court verdicts on a settled
matter.
“Let it be recalled and I say this with responsibility from the
records, that on this vexed matter of who was and still is, the
validly nominated PDP candidate for Anambra Senatorial zone for the
2015 general elections, Sen. Annie Okonkwo was the one by law and
legitimate party processes.
“I graciously emerged the duly nominated candidate of the party
from the INEC recognised and approved primary. The party hierarchy
validated my candidature by submission to INEC, who accepted and
published my name to canvass and win the votes for the PDP.
“The PDP won that election but crowned the wrong Laurette, and
the sequence of comedies ensued.
“Let me make it simpler and clearer that you cannot build
something on nothing. There were two parallel PDP primaries for
that election. Mine was recognised, accepted and adopted by party
and law. The other was not, but connived to ambush my victory until
pronounced dead for illegitimacy by a far superior court of
records.
In that instance, every foundation from that platform that has
fallen by conclusive judicial sword, cannot stand however remotely
and cleverly manufactured.
“The most reasonable expectations from our people since then,
has been that common sense and fairness should prevail, and the
senatorial victory as wrought in the other two districts of my
state by PDP be returned to me given the enormous sacrifices and
strings of litigation wins.
“I’m persuaded and expectant too as my people, that for the
content of that judgment as reported to wear the apparel of true
justice, it must admit to a simple name correction as the victor,
which should read Senator Annie Okonkwo, not the mimic it has
currently.
“Advisedly, no claimant as this case presently suggests, should
emerge from the ruins of a pronounced wreckage to wave a
resurrection judgement without recourse to documented facts of
record and precedence.
“It has remained my firm belief and prayers that the bizarre
circumstances and perfidy that has denied Anambra Central zone, one
of the most sophisticated and cultured constituency in this
country, a voice in our highest legislative chamber for reasons of
inordinate conspiracies to deny them their expressed preference
will one day soon come to be.”
Senator Annie Okonkwo has faulted Wednesday’s Federal High Court
judgment which proclaimed Obiora Okonkwo as the Anambra Central
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2015 election as
replacement for Seantor Uche Ekwunife.
On account of the judgment, Obiora Okonkwo has written to the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requesting for a
certificate of return.
But yesterday, Senator Okonkwo, who previously represented the
district in a statement, said he is “completely shocked by this
latest curious judicial harvest to a litigant from the shadows, who
plied fables as facts and gained concurrence from a respected high
court veteran of Justice John Tsoho’s admirable pedigree.
“It is sometimes fitfully amazing how our hallowed judicial
temples can be deliberately misled, perhaps inadvertently, to
contrive somersaults of superior court verdicts on a settled
matter.
“Let it be recalled and I say this with responsibility from the
records, that on this vexed matter of who was and still is, the
validly nominated PDP candidate for Anambra Senatorial zone for the
2015 general elections, Sen. Annie Okonkwo was the one by law and
legitimate party processes.
“I graciously emerged the duly nominated candidate of the party
from the INEC recognised and approved primary. The party hierarchy
validated my candidature by submission to INEC, who accepted and
published my name to canvass and win the votes for the PDP.
“The PDP won that election but crowned the wrong Laurette, and
the sequence of comedies ensued.
“Let me make it simpler and clearer that you cannot build
something on nothing. There were two parallel PDP primaries for
that election. Mine was recognised, accepted and adopted by party
and law. The other was not, but connived to ambush my victory until
pronounced dead for illegitimacy by a far superior court of
records.
In that instance, every foundation from that platform that has
fallen by conclusive judicial sword, cannot stand however remotely
and cleverly manufactured.
“The most reasonable expectations from our people since then,
has been that common sense and fairness should prevail, and the
senatorial victory as wrought in the other two districts of my
state by PDP be returned to me given the enormous sacrifices and
strings of litigation wins.
“I’m persuaded and expectant too as my people, that for the
content of that judgment as reported to wear the apparel of true
justice, it must admit to a simple name correction as the victor,
which should read Senator Annie Okonkwo, not the mimic it has
currently.
“Advisedly, no claimant as this case presently suggests, should
emerge from the ruins of a pronounced wreckage to wave a
resurrection judgement without recourse to documented facts of
record and precedence.
“It has remained my firm belief and prayers that the bizarre
circumstances and perfidy that has denied Anambra Central zone, one
of the most sophisticated and cultured constituency in this
country, a voice in our highest legislative chamber for reasons of
inordinate conspiracies to deny them their expressed preference
will one day soon come to be.”
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