Benue lawmaker loses in court against Jonathan’s minister, Moro

A federal High Court sitting in Benue State has thrown out a case
brought before it by the lawmaker representing Ogbadibo state
constituency, Joe Ojobo, challenging the outcome of the October 2018
primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ojobo had approached the court to challenge the election that produced
his opponent, Comrade Abba Moro as the senatorial flag bearer of the
party on the ground of irregularities.

He wanted the court to declare him winner, having scored the highest
vote in the inconclusive election.

Passing verdict on the case on Thursday, the Judge ruled that every
evidence before her proves that the election of October 4 was
inconclusive and the plaintiff (Joe Ojobo) consented to it.

The Judge went further to tag the plaintiff as unreliable for
providing two contradicting evidences on oath. She ruled that the
plaintiff was at the venue of the primaries of the October 7, which
was announced severally on Radio Benue and Joy FM and can not complain
of "an irregularity" which he consented to.

His case was dismissed after almost two hours of reading the judgement.

Speaking shortly after the juddgement, Ojobo charged all his
supporters to remain calm with the People's Democratic Party (PDP),
despite the outcome of his case in court today.

He thanked all his supporters for believing in him and enjoined
everyone to collectively work for the victory of PDP at all levels in
the forth coming general elections.

Reacting to the judgement, Comrade Abba Moro described the ruling as a
classical manifestation of the revalidation of the mandate given to
him by the party.

He said the decision of the court was a clear indication that his
emergence at the PDP Primary for Benue South Senatorial District, was
not through the back door.