Nigeria is an entity governed by rules of law, where the judiciary is placed as the final arbiter in between citizens with differences on issues where necessary.
It is expected that the decisions of the Supreme court of Nigeria, shall be accepted and respected by all and sundry, however, the clear violability to its judgements by the People’s Democratic party (PDP), with the Imo governorship issue at hand was indeed unfortunate and absolute affront on the entire judicial system.
That the PDP through its national chairman, Uche Secondus, have called for “protest,” against a fair judgement was a further characteristics expression of the PDP, where disrespect to the judiciary, disregards to rules of law and impunity is its norms for the time it had ruled Nigeria to rubbish.
Mr. Uche Secondus and his PDP, should better understand that their impeding protest will never, “impress it on Nigerians that injustice had been done to the party.”
The PDP should understand that gone are the days when in its 16 years of misruled, judges were subjected to series of intimidation to delivering judgements at its whelm and caprices. We expect the PDP to accepts courts verdicts not only those which favoured them, just like real Democrats in any party whose seats are judged against, do accept and let go without misleading Nigerians.
At the intance case, that the PDP accused the Supreme court judgment as, “a product of manipulation,” we make bold to say that the party is in absolute bewilderment, since loosing power more than five years and is desirous of having it at cost. The question here is in whose manipulation did the court acted? Why did the PDP not acted in same manner when the court dashed Zamfara state, disallowed APC from contest any election in Rivers State, gave Senatorial and other APC seats to the PDP in Sokoto State?
The PDP and Secondus should note that only he who planned evil will always thinks evil, and in this context we believe that the PDP has planned evil, ahead of other judgements, hence their assertions that; “the Supreme Court under Justice Tanko Mohammed shall be held responsible if there is any breakdown of law and order in any state as a result of judgments procured solely for political rather than judicial reasons as is currently happening.”
Again why should they be afraid about the outcome of yet to be delivered judgements, if indeed their conscience is clear that they really won elections in those States?
It is instructive to note that the PDP’s ignorant of the law was further showcased, where it demanded that the judgement be, “reviewed and reversed.”
The PDP and Uche Secondus, accusation on Justice Tanko Mohammed CJN, calling on him to “step down,” further remind us of a PDP stalwart, a former minister, Godsday Orubebe’s, saga agsinst Prof. Attihiru Jega, when the PDP, was at the verge of lossing the election in 2015, and to say the least the PDP is harbouring bunch of thawt in the name of politicians.
Uche Secondus and his PDP should note that no amount of intimidation, accusation and planned evil, will shiver the judiciary, at least in this dispensation.
Least we forget, the PDP should remind it self that Nigeria is not a lawless country, it is better for them to toe to the path of honour, respect the rules of law, the judiciary and its inviolability, than casting aspertion on the reverred justices.
We appeal to Nigerians, must importantly those in Imo and of other States whose judgements would be dilivered, to discard the PDP’s insinuation that breakdonw on law and order will ensured.
Signed:
Alhaji Danladi Garba Pasali,
National Coordinator,
Buhari Campaign Organisation,
18/01/2020.
MiddleBelt Reporters 