Mr. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 2024 Edo governorship election, has expressed a profound sense of betrayal over the Supreme Court’s judgment against his candidacy. Reacting to the apex court’s verdict on Thursday, Ighodalo acknowledged the finality of the decision but stated, “I do not and cannot pretend that what was delivered amounts to justice.” He made this known in a personally signed statement issued in Abuja shortly after the court delivered its ruling on the election dispute. ‎According to the PDP candidate, the election was not a contest but a robbery, stressing that it was “coordinated, deliberate and now, tragically validated by the highest court in the land”. ‎ ‎”While I will not and cannot obstruct any judicial pronouncement, no matter how flawed, I must never fear to speak truth to power,” he said. ‎ ‎According to him, like you, I feel a deep sense of betrayal. ‎ ‎”Not just by those who rigged the process, but by the very institutions we trusted to protect our democracy. ‎ ‎”You came out in hope. You voted for competence, for progress, for prosperity and now, we are told that your voice does not matter. ‎ ‎”That your freely given mandate can be trampled without consequence. ‎ ‎”I feel your pain. I share your anger. And I will never forget your courage”, he said.