I’m still PDP’s candidate, Jimoh Ibrahim insists

The candidate of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), in the Ondo governorship election, Jimoh Ibrahim, has insisted that he remained the authentic candidate of the PDP in the November 26 election, noting that the Court of Appeal judgement of November 23, did not indicate that INEC needed to remove his name from the ballot.

"The court did not make a consequential order asking INEC to remove my name; so nobody can remove my name from the ballot," Ibrahim tweeted on Thursday. "The judgment is very vague; it is nebulous and ambiguous. INEC cannot dare to remove my name."

The Appeal Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Mr Eyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the party as the authentic candidate of the party in the election.

And Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would obey the order of the court.

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Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim @JimohIbrahimOFR

The court did not make a consequential order asking INEC to remove my name; so nobody can remove my name from the ballot. /1

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The judgment is very vague; it is nebulous and ambiguous. INEC cannot dare to remove my name. /2

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Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim @JimohIbrahimOFR

The court did not make a consequential order asking INEC to remove my name; so nobody can remove my name from the ballot. /1

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Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim @JimohIbrahimOFR

The judgment is very vague; it is nebulous and ambiguous. INEC cannot dare to remove my name. /2

9:48 AM - 24 Nov 2016

 
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Ibrahim declared that he would drag the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court if his name was removed from the ballot. He said his campaign to become the next governor of Ondo State was still on.

"INEC will pay billions of naira in damages if it dares remove my name and replace it with another. What will it be acting on? I’m continuing my campaign. Nobody can stop me. I’ll invite you all to the victory party on Sunday, after the election," he said.

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Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim @JimohIbrahimOFR

The court did not make a consequential order asking INEC to remove my name; so nobody can remove my name from the ballot. /1

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Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim @JimohIbrahimOFR

INEC will pay billions of naira in damages if it dares remove my name and replace it with another. What will it be acting on? /3

9:51 AM - 24 Nov 2016

 
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But INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu said the Commission would abide by the appellate court's ruling.

"INEC is a law-abiding institution. We obey the laws of the land.When we received the ruling of the Federal High Court, we complied immediately. And we have said that if there is an order of a superior court, we will obey that order immediately without qualms," he said.