“I remain a Senator” – Kashamu insists as Tribunal reads judgement Monday



The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial
District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has reacted to his
sack by the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The tribunal had yesterday nullified the
election Kashamu, and that of a federal
lawmaker, representing Ijebu East /Ijebu
North /Ogun waterside, Adekoya Adesegun
and five members of the Ogun state
assembly.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Ebiowei Tobi
based its ruling on the fact that the results
were announced without compliance to
electoral law.
Reacting to a DAILY POST enquiry, Austin
Oniyokor, media aide to Kashamu in his
response via email said the reports on his
principal were “not a true reflection of what
transpired at the tribunal”.
“Although the tribunal has said the full
judgement will be made available on Monday,
it could not be said to have sacked Kashamu
because, according to it, after the removal of
voided votes, Kashamu is still leading with
5,179 votes.
“According to the tribunal’s findings, Kashamu
has 75,856 votes against Dapo Abiodun’s
70,677 votes. So how can the person leading
be said to have been ‘sacked’? For who? The
losing candidate? We think not.”
According to him, the rerun was ordered in
110 out of over 1,135 polling units in the
senatorial district, adding that it was less
than 10 percent of the polling units in the
senatorial district.
Oniyokor further noted that “Certainly, we are
going to test veracity of the tribunal’s verdict
at the Court of Appeal. The tribunal has given
its judgement, but it is not the end of the
road. That is the beauty of the judicial
process.”
He urged Kashamu’s supporters to remain
calm “as we further exercise our rights under
the Constitution.”