Jalingo – The Taraba Volunteer Group, a pressure group, has urged residents of the state to shun violence and allow the judiciary handle the tribunal verdict on the election of Gov. Darius Ishaku.
Mr Joseph Terence, the Coordinator of the group, made the appeal at a news conference in Jalingo on Friday.
Terence said the call had become necessary following the outbreak of violence in Wukari, Taraba, over the verdict.
The coordinator said the group believed that a higher court would reverse the judgment of the Taraba Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which nullified the victory of Ishaku of PDP and declared Aisha Alhassan of APC winner.
“We want Taraba people to remain calm and law-abiding despite the tribunal’s ruling.
“We believe that the appellate court will reverse the ruling because Sen. Alhassan in her petition to the tribunal acknowledged the fact that Ishaku is a member of the PDP and was sponsored by the party,’’ he said.
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He urged Ishaku not to be discouraged by the judgment but to concentrate on his efforts to restore permanent peace in the state. (NAN)