The Inter-Party Advisory Committee, IPAC, in Ogun State has urged political parties that participated in Saturday’s House of Representatives by-election for Remo Federal Constituency to accept the result or go to court.
The State IPAC Chairman, Abayomi Sanyaolu, gave this advice in Abeokuta, the state capital, while speaking with journalists.
He equally cautioned against engaging in any act that could harm the peaceful coexistence of the state’s residents.
Recall that Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared the winner of the by-election, polling a total of 41,237 votes to defeat her closest rival, Bola Oluwole of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who garnered 14,324 votes.
“Though other political parties participated in the by-election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mrs Ayoola Elegbeji, as the winner of the poll.
“As the Chairman of IPAC in the state, what remains to be done is to call for unity among all. We don’t want violence; all we want is peace so that the state can continue to make progress.
“Our duty is to relate with other political parties and to advise that we all give peace a chance; there must be no bloodshed or crisis after the election. If any of the political parties that participated in the by-election is not satisfied with the conduct of the election, the best thing to do is to go to court to seek redress.
“I could remember that during the local government election held in the state last year, we had some issues with the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, and we went to court and got our judgment against them,” Sanyaolu said.
Ogun by-election: Accept result or go to court – IPAC tells aggrieved parties
