Former
gubernatorial candidate of the People's Democratic Party, Jimoh Ibrahim
is strongly rumoured to be tilting support towards the All Progressives
Congress.
Jimoh Ibrahim
Indications have emerged that Jimoh Ibrahim may lead his team of
supporters and followers out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into
the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the Ondo State
governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, according to the Nigerian
Tribune.
This followed the decision, on Thursday, by a five- man panel of
Supreme Court justices, led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Justice Walter Onnoghen, striking out another appeal filed by the Ali
Modu Sheriff-led faction of PDP.
The motion filed at the apex court by Sheriff’s faction was
contesting the decision by the Court of Appeal that allowed Eyitayo
Jedege to be party in the case challenging the judgment of Justice Okon
Abang of the Federal High Court.
The panel struck out the motion on the ground that it had been
overtaken by the judgment of Appeal Court that recognised Jegede as the
authentic candidate of PDP, instead of Jimoh Ibrahim in the Ondo
governorship election.
While the Supreme Court is yet to fix a date to hear the appeals
filed by Sheriff’s faction in respect of the judgment, on Wednesday, of
the appellate court which gave recognition to Jegede, a source within
Ibrahim’s camp told Nigerian Tribune that he had already decided to
leave PDP for APC.
“It is true that Jimoh Ibrahim approached the Supreme Court to
confirm who the authentic candidate of PDP for the Ondo State
governorship election is.
“But I can authoritatively tell you that he has instructed his
supporters to defect and work for the APC governorship candidate, Rotimi
Akeredolu, in case the judgment of the Supreme Court is not in his
favour.
“Ibrahim has been holding series of long talks with the
Minister of Natural Resources, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in respect of shifting
his loyalty to APC in case things go wrong.
“As things are now, and with the election holding on Saturday,
there is no going back; the supporters of Jimoh Ibrahim are just waiting
for the final instruction from him before dumping PDP for APC,” the source said.
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