- Urges CJN To Impose Sanctions
By Ishaya Ibrahim
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday dismissed the inauguration of what it called “a shadow deputy governor” in Kogi State as a complete nullity, which has no place under our laws.
The party said it was scandalous to Nigeria’s judicial system that the “Chief
Judge of Kogi State, Justice Nasir Ajana, whose panel acquitted the
state deputy governor, Elder Simon Achuba, of any misconduct, suddenly
flipped to conform with an odious plot by desperate Governor Yahaya
Bello to forcefully remove the deputy governor.”
“The action of the Kogi Chief Judge has heavily jeopardized the integrity
of the judiciary and capable of bringing the institution to public
disrepute if not immediately checked,” the opposition party said in a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.
“Our party insists that the Chief Judge of Kogi State, in staging an
illegal inauguration of Edward Onoja, as a deputy governor, while the
office has not become constitutionally vacant, amounts to gross
misconduct, which cannot be accommodated under our laws.
“The PDP alerts that this is a clear demonstration of the reprehensible
and sacrilegious design by Governor Yahaya Bello to entangle, drag down
and corrupt the institution of the judiciary, cause a constitutional
crisis, trigger mayhem and derail the smooth conduct of the November 16
governorship election in the state.
“This is because there is no way there can be two deputy governors in the
same state, more so as the people of Kogi State had already registered
their anger and resentment against this illegality in the public space.”
The party therefore called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice
Mohammed Tanko, to take immediate steps to save Kogi State from a plunge
into anarchy and chaos.
“Nigeria is a nation governed by law and nobody must be allowed to set
aside our constitution and corrupt our democratic order for his or her
selfish and repressive agenda.”
