BNW

B N W: Biafra Nigeria World News

Sunday, July 25 2004 Search : Vol 17 No.30

News Opinion Features Sports Chic Columnists Faith Personage Magazine Interview Business Week Sunday Politics Ecowas Report Family Line No respite yet for Ngige —Obi ACHILLEUS UCHEGBU & IHEANACHO NWOSU RIPPLES generated by the 2003 governorship election in Anambra State is far from a solution, as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Mr. Peter Obi has maintained his steadfastness to seeing the legal processes on the matter get to its logical end. Speaking with Sunday Champion in Lagos, Mr. Obi, who turned 43, last week, said any thought of an out-of-court-settlement, will not see the light of day. Indeed, he said, he has rebuffed all overtures on the part of Gov. Chris Ngige to take the matter out of the Elections Petitions Tribunal. According to Obi, the matter, still before the Anambra State Elections Petitions Tribunal, "must come to its judicial end as is sues being contested are constitutional." Though the judicial process may linger, Mr. Obi said, constitutional issues and such others bordering on life of the people cannot be settled outside the law. "I don’t settle issues like that out of court. I am not somebody who settles issues that are critical to the well-being of my people and society like that. The constitution is sacrosanct. "You cannot settle an issue that has to do with the constitution out of court. No, I don’t believe in that," he said. Restating his belief in the rule of law and due process, Mr. Obi said, "the law of the land must be allowed to take its due course." The APGA gubernatorial candidate, said it does not matter how much time was spent in court, adding rather that what matters most, is ensuring a better society through justice and respect for the rule of law. "When you pursue issue of right or wrong it does not matter how long it takes. Look at what happened to the Olympic people. They have just been given their gold after four years," he said. He denied ever losing interest in the matter, stressing that, "even if the case stays there for 10 years, I will be there for 10 years." Reaffirming that he will never lose interest in justice, Mr. Obi however described some of his supporters who have now pitched tent with Governor Chris Ngige as being ignorant of what the struggle was for. He described them as not knowing exactly what they were doing. "I pray for them because they don’t know what they are doing. I feel for them and the society. I pray for them and I try to be friendly with them because they don’t know what they are doing.

� 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved).
Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

	BNW News
Voice of Biafra | Biafra World | Biafra Online | Biafra Web | MASSOB | Biafra Forum | BLM | Biafra Consortium
	© 2001 BNW BiafraNigeriaWorld  Privacy Policy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by ACENetwork ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	Axiom PSI Yam Festival Series, Iri Ji Nd'Igbo the Kola-Nut Series,Nigeria Masterweb