Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2024 governorship election in Edo, says he feels a deep sense of betrayal in the supreme court judgement against his petition.
In a statement issued on Thursday after the apex court ruling, Ighodalo said while he accepted the judgement, he did not consider what was delivered as justice.
“I do not and cannot pretend that what was delivered amounts to justice,” the statement reads.
He argued that the election was not a contest but a robbery, stressing that it was “coordinated, deliberate, and now, tragically, validated by the highest court in the land”.
” While I will not and cannot obstruct any judicial pronouncement, no matter how flawed, I must never fear to speak truth to power. I feel a deep sense of betrayal.
” Not just by those who rigged the process, but by the very institutions we trusted to protect our democracy.
”You came out in hope. You voted for competence, for progress, for prosperity, and now, we are told that your voice does not matter.
“This means that your freely given mandate can be disregarded without any consequences. I feel your pain. I share your anger. And I will never forget your courage.”
