PDP DESCRIBES THE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT AS DISAPPOINTING, INSISTING THE APEX COURT FAILED NIGERIANS 26-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu The Peoples Democratic Party has described the Supreme Court judgement, as dissapointing, Insisting that the apex court has failed Nigerians. The party in a statement maintained that it is appalled by the judgment of the Supreme Court in the petition filed by the PDP and its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against the declaration of the All Progressives Congress and Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winners of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
According to the statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary Mr. Debo Ologunagba Nigerians are still at a loss as to how the Supreme Court condoned the serious issues of forgery, falsehood and perjury on the altar of technicalities.
He said majority of Nigerians are sad that the Supreme Court’s position was against the clear provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, 2022, the Guideline and Regulation issued by INEC under which the election was conducted.
The PDP asserted that it was indeed a sad commentary for Nigeria’s democracy that the Supreme Court failed to uphold the provisions of the law.
Mr. Olgunagba claimed that the judgment by the Supreme Court has shaken the confidence of Nigerians in the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court as the last hope of the common man.
He however said the PDP remains undeterred and charged Nigerians not to be discouraged or allow the judgment to detract from their collective quest for the entrenchment of a credible electoral system that can guarantee a government that truly derive its legitimacy from the people.