The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has
lauded the Nigerian Supreme Court on its decision to throw out the bid
by Wike to declare the sitting of the Rivers State Election Petition
Tribunal in Abuja as being against the law.
The apex court ruled that the President of the Court of Appeal acted
in line with the law in transferring the sitting of the tribunal to
Abuja for security reasons.
The court also affirmed the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which
had earlier okayed the decision of the Tribunal to assume jurisdiction.
“As a party, the APC is grateful that all seven eminent jurists of
the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that there was sufficient violence
before; during and after the elections to justify the relocation of the
tribunal to Abuja and that the relocation of the tribunal to Abuja was
to safeguard the lives of the tribunal chairman, members and witnesses.
The apex court likened the violence in Rivers to that of a theatre of
war such as is prevailing in the North-East”, the party said in a
statement sgned by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Finebone in Port
Harcourt today.
The APC noted with delight that Justice Okoro from Akwa Ibom State
not only concurred but went further to say that Rivers State was a
theatre of war and as such protection of life and limbs of members of
the panel and interested parties was paramount and thus relocation of
the Panel imperative.
The APC also commended the eminent Supreme Court Justices for once
again re-affirming that they always dispense justice without fear or
favour despite the frequent boasts by Nyesom Wike that he has all the
Justices of the Supreme Court in his pocket, whatever that means.
The significance of all seven eminent Justices of the Supreme Court
speaking in one voice in today’s judgment according to the APC, is that
the faith, hope and confidence of the ordinary Nigerian to get justice
is assured in the Nigerian judicial system.
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