Presidential Tribunal: Dr. Azemhe Expresses Optimism of LP Victory

Pastor Azena stated this when he spoke with journalists after the rally held for the local government candidates ahead of the local government polls billed to hold in September 2, 2023 in the state.

He said the party believed that the judiciary which served as last hope for the common man would be fair to deliver an accurate judgment.

Dr  Azena’s who is also an entrepeneurial said with the massive support rally and campaigns held for the LP candidates in the local government elections in Edo State, there is no doubt they the will win the polls.

His words: “Labour Party victory is coming in all the 18 local government areas in Edo state. We have this assurance for giving out our supports to these candidates. Looking at the large crowd of supports in this rally and campaigns, we will emerge winners in the in September 2nd, 2023 election.

“We labour party members are yearning for change in Edo State and Nigeria. First and foremost, we are tired of where we are coming from, that is why can see everyone asking, yearning, begging that people like us about come and contest for governor in Edo state to change the narrative.

“There is nothing that will change when you don’t mobilize the people to come out and vote next year. Rather you keep on seeing the labour party masses supports growing everyday from one stage to another.

“We are tired of where we are.  A better Edo State and Nigeria is possible . God cannot come down from Heaven to repair Edo State and Nigeria for us. We have to do it ourselves and that is why I am offering myself to serve and repair Edo people if I am giving the opportunity,.”

On the presidential tribunal judgment that is coming up, and if the LP will triumphy in court, Pastor Azena posited,  “definitely our hope is large and larger than the elephant you see in the zoo.

“The judiciary you known they say is the hope of the common man. We have a great hope and assurance that the judiciary will do the right thing and give credible judgment.

“The judges right from the supreme Court to the lower courts all of them are also tired of the old system. So let the judiciary do the right thing so that their children will not ask them questions when the time comes,” the cleric buttressed.

Responding to the question if it is pertinent for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to take control of the conducting of conducting local government elections in the various states of the federation, he said that can only happen if the constitution is amended that INEC should take charge.

According to him, “You cannot just change an elections that will usher in the local government chairmen  and councillors into office, execpt the Constitution is amended. Even if you want to amend the constitution, there are several other things or clauses you will work on.

“The local government council came on board via through the 1979 Constitution, and there are stipulations, processes and duties that were spelt out there in the Constitution. So if you want to talk about the changes of the processes of the local government there are other things that should be put in place or fall on board.

“I will not be on the side of the INEC. Even now is INEC that plunged us in this pecarious situation we find ourselves in Court. INEC is the one conducting presidential, governorship, national and state assembly polls and we are having problems.

“You want to complicate their problems by giving them local government elections to conduct? I will not be in support of the idea. It is like living from frying pan to fire. If INEC can maintain the elections they conducting now and sustain it, and it is a free, fair and credible elections. Then, we can agitating for and addition responsibility for them to also conduct local government elections in Nigeria.”