The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the forthcoming Ondo governorship election scheduled for November 26.

The faction made the call after the Appeal Court postponed indefinitely an appeal filed by the faction’s  candidate, Eyitayo Jegede.

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the faction called for the postponement until judgement was passed on the appeal.

“We call on all well meaning Nigerians to urge the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to desist from the use of organs of the Nigerian state as a tool with which to subvert the will of the Nigerian people.

“At this point, we must urge all Nigerians to hold the Federal Government, INEC, APC and the Jimoh Ibrahim group for any consequences of the dangerous games that they have chosen to play with the Nigerian people.

“The judiciary is seen as the last hope of the common man. When the freedom and independence of the judiciary to further the course of justice is tampered with, people often resort to self help.

“We call on INEC to postpone the elections pending the determination of the suit before the Supreme Court. We make this call against the backdrop of the fact that INEC is a party to the suit before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is well aware of the steps taken by certain parties to the suit to frustrate the course of justice.”