The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state Tuesday said it would go all out and exhaust all legal options at its disposal to recover the governorship of the state.
A statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Bemgba Iortyom, restated the party’s position following the judgement of the Court of Appeal Monday in Abuja.
The Appeal Court had dismissed the appeal by the party’s Governorship candidate, Engineer Titus Tyoapine Uba, against the judgement of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.
The Tribunal had upheld the victory of Hyacinth Alia as validly elected governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2023 elections.
The party said it remained in contention that in line with extant electoral laws, regulations and guidelines, the governorship of the state at the last election was won by Hyacinth Alia of the APC as canvassed by the Engineer Uba and his legal team at the Tribunal and at the just decided Appeal.
“The party’s leadership will consult with the legal team on the best possible approach to the next step on the litigation process, and urges its teeming members and supporters to maintain the faith that justice will surely be done to the petition by Engineer Titus Uba.
“Our great party maintains its belief in the Judiciary as the last resort for citizens where impunity and manipulation are deployed by a party to a contest such as was the case in the 2023 Benue Governorship Election.
“PDP believes democracy is best served and the sanctity of the votes of the electorate better preserved by the pursuit of the legal option where there occurs violation of the electoral process as was done by APC at the 2023 governorship election,” the statement reads in part.