A Nigerian-born human rights lawyer and activist based in the U.S.,
Emmanuel Ogebe, has poo-poohed the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which validated the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 presidential poll.
In a terse press release from Washington DC, Ogebe said, “Under a regime that arrests judges at midnight, removes judges unconstitutionally, disobeys court orders and imposes judges who don’t understand basic terms with impunity, it would take great souls of significant courage and intellectual dexterity to have had a different outcome.”
The human rights lawyer said “Gen. Buhari lost the election but won the Tribunal,” insisting that the “conquest of all democratic structures is complete.”
Writing sarcastically, Ogebe said: “Buhari has managed to attend school without certificate, attain the presidency without election and win at a tribunal without adducing evidence.
“He will go down as the 8th wonder of the world for his ability to achieve the greatest self-promotion, above his betters, with the lowest possible effort.
“With the total abnegation of the will of the people of Nigeria, it won’t be surprising if the Senate canonizes Buhari as Supreme Emperor with the joyful affirmation of the judiciary.”
