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| S’west APC Threaten Court Action If FG Deploys Soldiers For Polls by omoharry(f): 12:18pm On Mar 25, 2015 |
Demands compliance with court decisions Gboyega Akinsanmi. The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said it would sue the federal government for contempt of court if it failed to abide by the recent judgments that restrained it from deploying troops for elections. The party asked President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to abide by the decisions of two different Federal High Courts sitting in Ikoyi Lagos and Sokoto recently. The party’s National Vice-Chairman (South-west), Chief Pius Akinyelure, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said the decisions of the two courts were predicated on the judgment of a Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin in a suit between APC and Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose. Akinyelure added that attempts by the Jonathan administration would amount “to subversion of the rule of law and Nigeria’s fledgling democratic order,” which he said the APC “has pledged to rescue.” He argued that sections 215 and 217 of the 1999 Constitution “limit the power of the President only to deploy soldiers for the suppression of insurrection and to aid the police to restore order when it has broken down. “The 1999 constitution does not make provision for the military to be involved in civil activities. If soldiers must vote, it must be in their barracks. On this note, armed forces have no role in elections. “The courts of competent jurisdiction have already established this position. This was evident in the decision of Justice Mohammed Rilwan of the Federal High Court sitting Sokoto. It was also clear in the judgment of Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting Lagos. “These judicial precedents must be respected by all in the Jonathan administration. If the Jonathan administration breaches the court decision, we shall not hesitate to sue the PDP-led government for contempt of court,” which he said, was capable of subverting the country’s democratic rule. Akinyelure, therefore, urged the president and his party to desist from pursuing contemptible aand unworthy course, which he said, could undermine the gains of democratic struggle in Nigeria. Tags: Nigeria, Featuered, Politics, Chief Pius Akinyelure |
| Re: S’west APC Threaten Court Action If FG Deploys Soldiers For Polls by TI1919(m): 12:18pm On Mar 25, 2015 |
Okay |
| Re: S’west APC Threaten Court Action If FG Deploys Soldiers For Polls by ozoigbondu: 12:19pm On Mar 25, 2015 |
Soldiers has already been deployed APC can go and die 2 Likes |
| Re: S’west APC Threaten Court Action If FG Deploys Soldiers For Polls by temitemi1(m): 12:22pm On Mar 25, 2015 |
EMPTY threat  . GEJ till 2019!!! |
| Re: S’west APC Threaten Court Action If FG Deploys Soldiers For Polls by ishiamu(m): 12:30pm On Mar 25, 2015 |
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| Re: S’west APC Threaten Court Action If FG Deploys Soldiers For Polls by englishmart(m): 12:32pm On Mar 25, 2015 |
the country needs soldiers at pooling units. Yes. We need them |
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