The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Action Alliance (AA) has commended the decision of the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal dismissing the petition by the Adekunle Rufai Omoaje-led members of the party, which challenged the election of Edo State governor, Monday Okphebolo.
The national chairman of the party, Chief Kenneth Udeze, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, emphasised that the Action Alliance or its governorship candidate in the 2024 Edo State election did not file any election petition challenging the emergence of Governor Okpebholo.
The Action Alliance stated further that the dismissed petition was an attempt by some faceless individuals led by one Adekunle Omoaje, who was not the candidate of the party to bring the name of the party to disrepute.
He said, “at no time did Action Alliance or its governorship candidate in Edo State filed any petition challenging the outcome of the election.
“The party is taken aback by the report in the media. Let it be known to all that the said Adekunle Omoaje filed the petition for himself and felt that dragging the name of Action Alliance into it would give him leverage.”
Udeze congratulated Okpohbolo over the victory and urged the general public to disregard the petition by Adekunle Omoaje, whom he said was unknown to the party.
The party further noted that the judiciary remains the true conscience of the society and does not tolerate frivolity in the name of politics.
Action Alliance also congratulated the INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud, stating that the dismissal of the vexatious petition was a clear testament to improvement in the electoral process and a vindication of Prof. Mahmoud as an unbiased umpire.
