I have been Vindicated by the Court of Appeal Judgement on Obaseki - Tenebe

By Dada Ayokhai


A foremost PDP Leader in Edo State, Hon. Henry Duke Tenebe, said the recent Court of Appeal judgement in Abuja instituted  by the APC, which dismissed the  Certificate Forgery against the governor has vindicated his earlier statement that the forgery case was a ruse.

According to Tenebe through a press statement said, "he had always known  that the forgery case was a ruse, insisting the Edo State chapter of the APC simply latched on to it as a last resort, having realised that the Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki was the People's  choice and destined to win  the  Edo 2020 guber election."

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja  struck out the certificate forgery case instituted against the governor by the APC. 

In so doing, the Court of Appeal relied heavily on an  earlier judgement of a Federal High Court which had dismissed the case for lacking merit and also awarded costs against the APC.

Recall Hon Tenebe had immediately after the Abuja High Court pronouncement advised the opposition party to desist from chasing shadows and accept that they were clearly defeated  in the September 19, 2020, election. 

He said, "Even a non legal mind can see the hollowness and shallowness in the opposition party's pursuit. He was convinced that  the case lacked merit and that only a drowning NGO  party like the APC would embark on such an impossible mission."

Hon Tenebe,  seriously frowned at the "artificial" hurdles the APC wants to create, stressing the governor is focused and cannot be distracted in his mission to move  Edo State forward.

He added, however, that he is also aware of APCs desperation in shopping for a favourable court order and advised them to stop forthwith, stating that they should turn their attention towards the next election rather than dissipate their energy on endless litigations that bring nothing but ill wind  and acrimony.

While congratulating the Governor and his deputy for a well deserved victory at the appeal court, he praised the judiciary for upholding the tenets of truth, justice and equity, and also admonished it to  remain as the last bastion of hope for the masses.

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