The Labour Get together (LP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu has expressed confidence that the judiciary would cancel the final governorship election within the state and order for a rerun.
Achonu, who mentioned this whereas chatting with journalists yesterday after his Thanksgiving on the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Abuja, added that he determined to present due to God for sparing his life after what he went by means of over the last election.
He defined that he survived an assassination try and that up till now the individuals concerned are nonetheless roaming the streets freely in Imo State, committing numerous atrocities unhindered.
“In the course of the election I used to be shot at, I used to be very fortunate as a result of my automobile was bullet proof. We’ve got been in court docket and my attorneys have accomplished a really great job. We imagine that the judiciary will do so much this time round to convey peace to Imo State and Igbo land.
“You already know it was due to that judgement some years again that introduced instability to the South East. So, we all know that they may wipe away our tears now. The entire course of was very easy and the entire world knew what occurred.
“Additionally, what we tendered in court docket could be very straight and there’s no type of technicality that may uphold it. I imagine within the judiciary that they may cancel the election. I’m very assured that the election will probably be cancelled and there will probably be a rerun,” he mentioned.
In keeping with him, he would have organised the thanksgiving a very long time in the past, however was ready to see if his cousin, John Chima can be launched by his abductors.
“He’s nonetheless being held when all of the ransom they demanded for, we’ve paid them and they’re nonetheless holding him captive.
“We’ve got been praying for him to be launched, and we’ve come to ask God and fellow parishioners to affix us in prayers for God to the touch the hearts of his captors, in order that they’ll launch him.
Additionally, that God ought to contact the guts of the judges to present us justice,” he mentioned.
The LP governorship candidate additional mentioned that he believed that ladies are the hope for this nation, that the boys have failed Nigerians.
“Are you able to not see the lady in Abia State, that with all of the strain on her, she didn’t succumb. A lot of the tribunals are headed by ladies. I’m very assured that they may do the proper factor.
“In order that they may give us democracy. See what Alex is doing in Abia state, we are able to nonetheless do the identical in Imo state and develop our state. The Labour Get together is totally behind me,” he mentioned.