Oba of Benin tells Ize-Iyamu to accept tribunal verdict

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday suggested Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu,  of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) office candidate to simply accept the decision of the state Election Petitions tribunal.

The Oba declared ‘no victor no vanquished’ within the election, aforementioned the monarch’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Desmond Agbama .

In Benin, the Oba’s statement is obeyed just like the law. It remains to be seen, whether or not Ize-Iyamu, a son of the ancient kingdom can heed the advice.A three-man Election Petition tribunal had laid-off Ize-Iyamu’s case and upheld the triumph of Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

Ize-Iyamu and his party, the PDP, had challenged the declaration by Independent National Electoral Commission of Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Sept 28th politician election.

“In AN election, there's no victor and no vanquished”, Oba Ewuare aforesaid.

“Consequently, Osagie Ize-Iyamu ought to settle for the choice of the assembly in straightness and forge ahead within the task of providing democracy dividends for the individuals,” the Oba aforesaid.

He congratulated Obaseki on his triumph, and urged him to specialize in sanitising the society, providing crucial infrastructure and making job opportunities for the swarming state youths within the state.

Oba Ewuare II additionally urged all stakeholders to support the administration within the task of moving Edo to higher heights.

Justice Ahmed Badamasi who chaired a 3 member election assembly, laid-off the petitions filed by Ize-Iyamu and therefore the PDP as lacking in advantage.

Badamasi command that the petitioners failing on all fronts to prove the allegations as pleaded in their petitions.

“The petitioners have failed to prove their case with credible proof and is so laid-off,’’ he said.

The assembly command that whereas the petitioners abandoned a number of their pleadings, “witnesses evidences were controverted underneath cross examination’’.

“The much talked regarding ticking and over selection by the petitioners haven't been specifically proven on the far side reasonable doubt,” Justice Badamasi aforesaid.

Ize-Iyamu aforesaid the decision was unacceptable.

Ize-Iyamu told party leaders and supporters at a forum attended by the state chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, that the judgment would be appealed at the Upper court.

“From the snippets I detected, the tribunal’s judgment cannot interchange the upper courts. This case should be pursued up to the Supreme Court, ” he said. (NAN)