Says APC leading battle against rule of law and constitutionalism
Admin l Monday, February 24, 2020
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has said it is heading to the Supreme Court of Nigeria for review of the judgement that validated the election of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The PDP said it is heading to the Supreme Court for review of the judgement of the Presidential election given the way that the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) has conducted itself.
The PDP said it took the decision after comprehensive consultations, that it is left with no choice, given the manner with which the @OfficialAPCNg has conducted itself by approaching the justices of the Supreme Court to effect a forceful reversal of the valid, flawless and faultless judgments on Bayelsa and Zamfara states governorship elections.
“Consequently, the National Working Committee of the @OfficialPDPNig, after comprehensive consultations, states that our party has no choice left, given the manner with which the @OfficialAPCNg has conducted itself, than to ask for a review of the judgment of the …Official PDP Nigeria @OfficialPDPNig … the lord justices to effect a forceful reversal of the valid, flawless and faultless judgments on Bayelsa and Zamfara states governorship elections”.
The PDP said it finds it ludicrous, ridiculous and insulting to the sensibilities and respect of the Supreme Court Justices for the @OfficialAPCNg to hurriedly and malevolently head to the Supreme Court to attempt to arm twist the justices to revert the judgements.
The PDP alleged that the APC is all out to destabilize the nation and destroy the hard-earned democracy, and that the time has come for all Nigerians to stand in unity to defend the hard-earned democracy and salvage it from political marauders and oppressive elements.
“Our nation is already aware of the desperation by the @OfficialAPCNg to annex the Supreme Court, subjugate and browbeat the justices and direct judicial determinations to suit their selfish ends. The public space is already awash with reports of how the @OfficialAPCNg has been threatening and piling pressure on the justices of the Supreme Court to force a reversal of valid judgments already delivered on the Bayelsa and Zamfara governorship elections, where the party (@OfficialAPCNg suffered self-inflicted losses.
“Nigerians know that the @OfficialAPCNg has been going through a hemorrhage since the Supreme Court delivered valid judgments on Bayelsa and Zamfara and as a result, they are no longer interested in the logic of these judgments. They have since thrown caution to the wind to…Official PDP Nigeria @OfficialPDPNig destabilize our nation and destroy our hard-earned democracy especially the judiciary. The @OfficialAPCNg federal government is leading all forms of battles against the rule of law and constitutionalism.
“The @OfficialPDPNig holds that our sacrifices for the sustenance of democracy, as demonstrated in our patriotic comportment towards the verdicts of the court on the Presidential election as well as Osun, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna governorship elections tribunal, subsist.
“Moreover, there is a consensus among majority of Nigerians and even the international community that there was obvious miscarriage of justice by the Supreme Court panel on the Imo state governorship election, for which the @OfficialPDPNig…accordingly reverted to the Supreme Court asking it to correct the manifest mistakes and errors in that judgment, which are already in the public domain”, the PDP said.
