Taraba State Governor, Governor Darius Ishaku has described the ruling of the Taraba Election Tribunal as a classic example of judicial rape and rascality.
In an interview with Vanguard, Ishaku claimed that the All Progressives Party is attempting to discredit members of the opposition party by any means possible.
Ishaku was recently asked to step down as governor by the election tribunal because he was not duly elected as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate during the party primaries.
He said “It is true that many people expected me to appeal the judgment on the grounds that it does not reflect justice as provided for in law.
“As a result of this action coupled with my personal conviction that justice was not given by the tribunal in my case, I have decided to appeal the judgment to get justice as well defend the people’s mandate at the polls.
“Believe me, the action of the tribunal was totally a judicial rape which could also be called judicial rascality given the antics of such judgment.”
While outlining his achievements since he took office, he said “I have restored water supply in the state capital, raised the power supply from 2 MW to 18 MW, ensured peaceful coexistence among the various communities who were hitherto ravaged by communal and ethno-religious feuds, mobilized construction firms to resume work on the Jalingo, Kona and Bali-Serti to Gembu roads among others.”
He also added that his opponent, Aisha Alhassan who was recently declared the rightful governor of the state is currying favour because her supporters are making propaganda in the social media.
He said “It may be one of the factors responsible for the support Aisha Alhassan who contested the election with me is receiving, but I want to say that the much propaganda her supporters are making on the issue in the media, especially the social media which had so much promoted falsehood on the issue among others reasons are contributory factors.
“As a matter of fact oftentimes, the issue of religion is another factor her supporters are using to attract sympathy from different quarters for her.”