Imo State Labour Party has questioned the celebration of victory all over social media platforms by All Progressives Party (APC) chieftains and government officials over the yet to be delivered supreme court Judgement on the November 11th Imo State Governorship election, describing it as mischievous, provocative and preemptive.
This was revealed in a statement signed by the state chairman of the party, Barr. Calistus Ihejiagwa on the 22nd of August 2024.
The statement reads in full:
“The attention of the Labour Party has been drawn to the ongoing celebration by APC chieftains and government officials including a serving Senator on various social media platforms wherein they mischievously purport that the Supreme Court has dismissed our Appeal before it, challenging the unlawful and unjustified declaration of Hope Uzodinma as winner of the November 11th Imo State Governorship election.
“This claim is false, ridiculous, preemptive, mischievous, misleading and provocative as the Supreme Court is yet to deliver judgment in our said Appeal. As a matter of fact around 5pm today our lead Council received Official Notice from the Supreme Court Registry that judgment in our Appeal will be delivered tomorrow Friday 23rd August, 2024 hours after APC faithfuls have started celebrating their purported victory.
“The only possible explanation to this preemptive celebration of yet to be delivered judgment could be that APC and Hope Uzodinma may have compromised, procured and read the judgment ahead of its delivery tomorrow and unfortunately some of their people could not hide their excitement and wait for the judgement to be delivered tomorrow.
“By this act, APC has further ridiculed our judiciary and brought the Supreme to disrepute. They have undermined the integrity of our very revered Apex Court and have made tomorrow’s judgment a suspect.
“We are aware that APC and Hope Uzodinma are so desperate and can do anything to retain the mandate of the good people of Imo State which they shamelessly stole.
Notwithstanding the above, our great Party wishes to reinstate our confidence in the judiciary. We are still very optimistic that the Supreme Court will tomorrow use the Golden opportunity of our Party’s Appeal to right the obvious wrongs and injustice done to the good people of Imo State on the 14th January 2020.
“We hereby respectfully tell Hope Uzodinma and his APC people that their time is up. Injustice does not last forever. We hereby advice them to use this night to pack their bags and luggage away from the Government House because by the special grace of God Hope Uzodinma will leave the same way he came, through the Supreme Court.
“We call on Imolites and all men of goodwill across Nigeria to remain in prayers so that evil will not triumph over evil tomorrow.
“We also call on the Security agencies to be extra vigilant and on red alert as there is rumor in town that APC people will massively loot government house and other government offices tonight knowing that their illegal government will come to an end tomorrow”.
