Former governor of Kogi state, Captain Idris Wada, has hailed the display of courage and statesmanship by Justice Obande Festus Ogbuonya who gave a dissenting judgement in the Appeal Court ruling on Kogi governorship elections today in Abuja.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election, Capt Idris Wada, said the dissenting judgment from the Court of Appeal over the election has given hope to democracy in the country.
Speaking through his special adviser on media and strategy, Jacob Edi, Wada said he had never lost hope in the judiciary.
Wada said, “We have never lost hope in the judiciary, we have always have hope in the judiciary of this country. Of particular note is the courage and statesmanship displayed by the judge that gave a dissenting judgment.
“He has shown courage where ordinary mortar has failed because the judgment he gave was also backed by the constitution of this country. So one wonders why the governorship appeal tribunal and four members of the panel overlooked that critical aspect of our constitution.
“The bottom line is that the political situation in Kogi state will fundamentally affect the jurisprudence of this country, some of the issues thrown up with the governorship election are issues that will improve our laws and test the efficacy of the rule of law in totality “
