The senior advocate of Nigeria Mr Femi Falana today on
Channel’s Tv described the Appeal Court Judgement of
Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election as fraud, against
the integrity of the Judiciary.
The Legal luminary and human right activist said that
the judgement contradicted both the Supreme Court
Precedents and the Constitution, he warned the All
Progressive Congress to stop the wanton destruction of
the Country’s Judiciary over what he termed as greedy
political agitation, which is capable of dividing the
country.
Mr Falana wondered how the same Appeal Court which
delivered Judgement on the Lagos Governorship Election
, on the premise that the Card reader cannot invalidate
an election , and same was upheld by the supreme
Court. Where-as in Akwa Ibom Judgement, the jurist
used card reader to annul the election.
On the same day that Akwa Ibom State election was
annulled , the same Appeal Court delivered Judgment on
the Yobe State Governorship election , citing the
Judgement of Jimmy Agbaje Vs Ambode as a precedent
and went ahead to uphold the election based on the fact
that card reader malfunction cannot invalidate an
election .
‘’ I cannot be quiet and allow the APC government
destroy the judiciary, how can an Appeal Court use an
exhibit that was not admitted by the tribunal to cancel
an election? President Buhari should explain to Nigerians
why card reader and collation did not invalidate elections
in Yobe, Imo , Lagos , Ogun , and Oyo States that had the
same issue of accreditation . Whereas Akwa Ibom
election is annulled based on card reader and collation
that was shown live on channels Tv ‘’
‘’If the supreme Court does not upturn the Judgement of
Akwa Ibom State , it therefore means that APC’s change
was just a mantra to deceive the electorate to have their
votes .
‘’Look at the corruption war is only the PDP members
that are being prosecuted, what happens to the APC
corrupt politicians? It throws up question on the integrity
of President Buhari’s administration.
PDP did not win in all the States during their sixteen
years of leadership; they lost some through litigation to
ACN and other political Parties. He concluded.
