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Dotun Babayemi, a gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election in Osun State who emerged under a factional group has mentioned that he’s not disturbed that National Electoral Commission (INEC) omitted his name on the list of party flag bearers.
Recall that INEC recently released names of participating parties and their flag bearers in the forthcoming Osun guber election coming up on July 16th
Babayemi, while maintaining that he has unshakable faith in the ongoing legal process, also assured that the will of the people would prevail and he would be vindicated at the end of the day.
In a statement released by Babayemi’s camp and signed by media director Kayode Oladeji declared that he is pursuing a legal cause.
He noted that the list released was a product of a calendar of a defined process, which could not be termed final.
He added that by INEC’s timetable, June 16, 2022, is the last day for publication of the final list of nominated candidates by the Commission.
He explained that, “There is nothing final about the list and I am sure that somebody somewhere knows that. It is only the uninformed that can think it is the end of the process, because it is on INEC’s timetable; the list published is just the submission by various parties.
“Fortunately, there is a window of opportunity provided by the new Electoral Act and that is what we are exploring because we believe in the rule of law. Everything you are seeing are tailor-made processes which are amenable to changes when the need arises on account of judicial pronouncements.”
Babayemi noted that INEC as an agency of government respects the rule of law and would act accordingly when the court makes its pronouncements on the issues at hand.
He appealed to the PDP members in Osun state to remain calm and resolute assuring them that justice would be served and his stolen party ticket would be restored.
INEC listed Ademola Adeleke as the PDP flag bearer on the list for the July 16 Osun state guber election.