A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olabode George,
has expressed the fear that anarchy looms if Nigerians no longer trust the
judiciary.
George’s position comes on the heels of the controversy
surrounding the verdict of the Court of Appeal on the Kano State governorship
election.
The appellate court had nullified Governor Abba Yusuf’s
election and declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Nasir Gawuna, the winner.
There was confusion when the Certified True Copy of the
judgment showed that the appeal court affirmed Yusuf’s election.
The appeal court later attributed the discrepancy to a
clerical error.
Sharing his opinion on the matter during a press conference
in Lagos on Monday, the PDP chieftain said it was worrisome that Nigerians no
longer trust the judiciary.
“This system is worrisome because if the people don’t believe
in the third arm of government anymore, anarchy looms.
“The unholy alliances between some politicians and judges
are dangerous to our democracy. Millions of people will come out on the day of
the election, queue, collect ballot papers, and cast their votes for their
preferred candidates, results will be announced, and everybody will jubilate
only for three, five, or seven judges to upturn the popular will of the people.
“The best the judiciary must do in political cases is to
adjudicate, and where there are discrepancies, order a rerun without giving
victory to party A or B.
“It is wrong to remove the electorate’s power to elect
political leaders and for the judiciary to tell us who the winners are. This is
not good for Nigeria. This is not good for our electoral system. A compromised
judiciary is dangerous”, he submitted.
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