State chairman of the party, Mr Dan Orbih, made this allegation while reacting to a signed petition issued by Edo North leaders of PDP led by Gabriel. O Ojo and three others challenging the decision of the party to abandon its governorship candidate at the tribunal.
General Airhiavbere’s petition, it would be recalled,ran into a hitch soon after it was filed when the PDP, named as co-petitioner, withdrew from the petition.
Orbih had explained that the party after consultations decided not to pursue the petition and get involved in protracted electoral case in court.
Since the party made its stand on the election petition known, there have been varied reactions from some members of the party in the State, with a faction of leaders of Edo South Senatorial District of the party throwing their weight behind Gen. Airhiavbere and urged him to pursue the petition.
Another faction of the party from the same senatorial district led, by its Leader, Mr. Lucky Imasuen endorsed the decision of the party not to pursue the petition.
Ojo, in the petition circulated to newsmen, yesterday, said “the justice of this case will be better served by prosecuting the case in the court of law.
“That we are unimpressed by the dissolvent theories and or reasons given by Chief Dan Orbih which led to his unilateral withdrawal of PDP from the suit filed by Gen. Ehigie Airhiavbere in the election petition tribunal. We consider them very untrue, unfounded, baseless and lacking in merit,” the communiqué signed by Chief E. O. Ojo and three others,said.
However, in swift reaction, the State Chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, described its authors as unknown members of the party and political jobbers who were out to eat Gen. Airhiavbere’s money, and insisted that the party’s earlier position stood.
He announced that the party has filed a counter petition at the tribunal to formally withdraw from the petition filed by Gen. Airhiavbere.
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