obey court order, declare me winner now | Nairalaw

The House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) for Ajeromi/Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos
State, Rita Orji has urged the National Electoral Commission (INEC)
to obey the pronouncement of an Abuja High Court and declare her
the winner of the election.

The serving member, who is also the Chairman of the House
Committee on Diaspora Matters said her prayers was hinged on the
pronouncement of Justice Bello Kawo of Federal High court, Abuja on
Thursday that the electoral body should go ahead and release the
result of the election with immediate effect.

The court said result should be based on the original results of
the election polling booth by polling booth.

While commending the judiciary for standing up for the common
man and in defense of the nation’s democracy, the lawmaker also
praised INEC for not allowing some individuals in its employ to
perpetrate fraud.

She said: “INEC should now do the needful by going ahead to
announce the original results of the poll by polling booth by
polling booth, if this is done and corrections of the noticed
shortcomings carefully done, we will accept the outcome and then
the Commission will be left to take necessary disciplinary against
its officials.

“However, if the Commission still go ahead to announce the
results of the poll based on the mutilated and doctored figures, we
will have no option left than to head for the Electoral Tribunal to
seek redress.

“The Electoral officers will have to account for all the
electoral materials they collected for the conduct of the poll in
the Constituency, the Presiding Officer who suddenly assumed the
supper power to cancel results or change results at will will tell
the tribunal how and where he got those powers”.

While she expressed confidence of victory at the end of the day,
the lawmaker commended the people of the Constituency for their
support, while urging them to remain calm and law abiding.