Kogi State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, has described the Appeal Court declaration of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the legitimately elected senator of Kogi Central senatorial district as a triumph of democracy over forces of anarchy.
A statement signed by Faruk Adejoh-Audu, Director of Communications, Muri-Sam Gubernatorial Campaign Council, stated that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s victory over Abubakar Sadiq Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rekindled hope that electoral victory procured through violence and manipulation can only be temporary.
“The world watched as your clear victory was brazenly upturned by desperate forces of anarchy, even when you won four out of five local government areas in the Central Senatorial District, believing that they could get away with the broad-daylight heist.
“But thanks to your indefatigability and the resolve of the judiciary to do justice without fear or favour, you have ended the era of electoral impunity in Kogi State today,” Ajaka said in his congratulatory message on Tuesday.
