The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ede Dafinone, has urged his party faithful, supporters, and the great people of Delta Central to remain calm and steadfast that there was no cause for alarm over the cancellation of 23 Polling Units results in the February 28 National Assembly Elections.
Dafinone stated this in a Press Statement where he reacted to the outcome of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal holding in Asaba, Delta State, and made available to newsmen.
According to the chattered Accountant turned lawmaker “The National Assembly Petition Tribunal sitting at Asaba today nullified my return as the winner of the Delta Central Senatorial Election of 26th February, 2023 and ordered a supplementary election within 90 days in only 23 polling units, out of the 2,180 units in the district.
“While I respect the ruling of the tribunal, I do not accept its decision. I have therefore directed my legal team to appeal the judgement immediately.
“Like we promised during our campaign to defend our votes, we shall fulfill our promise by defending the mandate which the people of Delta Central freely gave to us.”
Senator Dafinone Press Statement added that “It is instructive to note that despite the cancellation of the affected units, we are still having an insurmountable lead over our closet opponent.
“As a consequence, we are not perturbed by today’s momentary setback which we shall surely overcome.
“We, therefore, urge our party faithful, supporters, and the great people of Delta Central to remain calm and steadfast, because this also shall end in Praise!”
