A Federal high court sitting in Bwari, Abuja had this week ordered the Independent National Electoral commission to recognize Prof Jerry Gana as the valid presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) .
Prof Jerry Gana instituted legal charges against Mr Donald Duke who had won the party presidential primaries in October 2018, this has drawn widespread reactions so far, among those who have reacted is the SDP gubernatorial candidate in Cross River State Barr Eyo, o. ekpo
Read full speech below:
"Dear friends and colleagues, many of you would have heard about the decision of a High Court in Abuja that nullified the election of our Presidential candidate, Donald Duke, and ordered our Party, SDP, to forward the name of Professor Jerry Gana to INEC instead of Donald Duke. Indeed such a decision was given today in Abuja.
Anybody who has a copy of our Party Constitution will immediately know that this decision is highly questionable and does not conform with a simple interpretation of Article 15(3). This decision of the Abuja High Court amounts to reading what was never written, into our Constitution. This is why both the Party leadership and Governor Duke have decided that an appeal be filed immediately at the Court of Appeal, Abuja and pursued to its logical conclusion.
Therefore, all Party members must stay calm and continue to work hard for the success of all our Party candidates, including Governor Duke, at the coming polls. There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that this High Court decision is wrong and our only Presidential candidate, our dearly beloved Governor Donald Duke, will be restored to his rightful place as the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party. Our victory is assured".
SDP!!! Progress!!! Progress!!! SDP!!!
Eyo O. Ekpo
Gubernatorial Candidate
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Cross River State
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