Adeleke: Rep Oke hails judgment, says Appeal Court served justice

▪Urges Osun APC to accept verdict in good faith

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Busayo Oluwole Oke has commended justices of the Court of Appeal for serving justice by restoring the mandate of the governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

Oke, who represents Obokun Oriade federal constituency of Osun on the platform of the PDP, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, on Friday, said the judgment had once again reaffirmed the confidence of Osun people in he nation’s judiciary.

According to him: “The Lord Justices of the Court of Appeal have served justice this afternoon by restoring Governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected Gov of Osun State.

“The judgment also saved the country from the brink of collapse and avoidable crisis. It is a testament to the fact that truth cannot be hidden and it is constant”

The lawmaker asserted that “We would have called for the disbandment of INEC should the ruling of the Tribunal stand because it was a clear assault on President Buhari and the National Assembly’s achievements on electoral reforms. In fact, the whole achievements would have gone down the drains.”

Hon. Oke further declared that: “Truly the Judiciary remains the hope of the masses. I congratulate Governor Ademola Adeleke on this occasion the entire members of PDP and Osun people as a whole.”

Appealing for calm, the lawmaker said: “The APC Family of Osun should accept this judgment in good faith and join hands with Sen. Ademola to move Osun statef forward.

“In any electoral contest in a democracy you win some, you lose some . Political campaigns and electoral contests have come and gone . It’s time to settle down for governance,” he submitted.