The Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP has accused the
All Progressives Congress,
APC of influencing the
verdicts of the Rivers and
Akwa Ibom election tribunal.
PDP National Publicity
Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh,
made the accusation in a
statement issued today. The
statement read, ''We invite
Nigerians and the
international community to
recall various reprehensible
steps taken by the APC
government that culminated
in this ruling as well as the
ridiculous Wednesday’s
verdict of the Akwa-Ibom
state governorship election
tribunal, also sitting in Abuja.
1. The curious and
controversial relocation of the
elections tribunals from their
states to Abuja without any
justification.
2. The constant juggling of
judicial officers and members
of governorship elections
tribunal in PDP states,
especially, Rivers and Akwa-
Ibom states.
3. Constant harassment of
judicial and electoral officers
involved in the governorship
election cases in these state,
using agencies of
government, particularly, the
Directorate of State Services
(DSS) under the direct
command of a known APC
member, Alhaji Lawal Daura.
4. Constant threats,
intimidation and coercing of
witnesses against the PDP in
the tribunals.
5. The recent mass transfer
of security operatives,
especially the DSS and police
personnel that actually
participated in the conduct of
the elections in Rivers and
Akwa-Ibom, ostensibly to
frustrate the course of
genuine evidences in the
process.
“The bias in the judgment
against the PDP in Rivers as
well as Akwa-Ibom is
evidenced in the
contradictions inherent in the
trial process of the two cases
and the verdicts therein,
whereby the tribunals clearly
disregarded standing legal
norm that a petitioner must
establish prove of claims.
“Also curious is the fact that
after both the petitioner and
respondent agreed before the
tribunal that both card reader
and manual accreditations
were used for the election, the
tribunal still went ahead to
base its decision on issues of
card reader.
While it is convenient to them
to use legal technicalities to
deny PDP victory in Imo,
Lagos, Ogun and Yobe states,
the same rules are misapplied
to wickedly favour APC
petitioners in Rivers and
Akwa-Ibom states.
“It is therefore evinced that
these contradictions are
direct fall-out of
compromises as well as
boasts by the APC of being in
direct and remote control of
the tribunals. If not, how can
one explain the fact that while
governorship elections are
being upturned in PDP states,
in APC states, where similar
claims and facts are in
contention, elections are
being upheld.
“Further proof of bias by the
Rivers tribunal is the fact that
less than 24 hours after
various counsels submitted
nine written addresses and
documents, the tribunal
rushed its notice of judgment,
an action ostensibly aimed at
ambushing the pending
Supreme Court action on the
issue of jurisdiction regarding
the relocation of the tribunal
outside River state, which
was due to be delivered on
Tuesday.
“This is not withstanding the
fact that the tribunal has up
to seven days after of receipt
of addresses, to deliver its
judgment, but chose instead,
to rush to deliver this
spurious verdict even on a
Saturday, a development
eliciting suspicion that the
judgment may have since
been predetermined and
written even before the
commencement of the case.
“The PDP calls on all
Nigerians and the
international community to
note this growing
manipulation of the judiciary
by the APC government, a
factor which portends great
danger to our democracy and
the stability of our country.
“Nigerians would want to
recall that under the PDP-led
government with former
President Goodluck
Jonathan’s commitment to
the tenets of democracy as
encapsulated in the safeguard
of ‘one man one vote’ and the
independence of the judiciary,
the PDP conceded electoral
defeat in Edo, Anambra, and
Imo states without attempting
to collect victory through
executive manipulation of the
judicial process.
“The PDP restates
unequivocally that this
judgments must not stand in
view of the prevailing inherent
contradictions, in addition to
the huge threat they portend
to our democracy and
national stability.
“Finally, the PDP charges all
lovers of democracy,
particularly our members in
Rivers and Akwa-Ibom state
not to be daunted, as these
judgments will not stand the
test of the law and the will of
the people. We therefore
reassure that the PDP will do
all within the ambit of the law
to resist this criminal attempt
by the APC to steal and
thwart the will of the people.


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These seem like nostalgia. Exactly what APC went thru b4 and during the last election

Both. Apc and pdp are of d same background, dey fool us wit words and unrealistic projections, dey promise to gv a barren woman pregnant, dey promise to make our grandma look like 21years old, while also telling us dt dey never drink water in their life. Yet we God and praise dem, we worshipped dem and still suffer dearly for it.
We are drinking d same wine from different bottle.
Youths are hopeless, generations aimless and dreams shallowed.
Am crying for my country, I pity my generation

May God guide our democracy in the hands of some of our selfish leaders. Special dedication to Yuppee, Otoben, Isidore,Petex and Efre here in Abj. I love you all. Thank you!

The world is watching

sayitout1:
The world is watching

Nobody freaking cares about your God forsaken country.. even God himself doesnt!

It won't stand the test of the people of those states. Pdp will have its mandate irrespective of this mockery of judiciary. The state assembly elections held same day and same places and are perfect! Smh

If your family were among those killed by PDP in Rivers State you would not spew this thrash.

APC, BUHARI AND CO HAVE FAILED.

THEY HAVE MISCALCULATED AGAIN. GOD MAKES OUR ENEMIES TO MAKE DEADLY/GREVIOUS MISTAKES THAT WILL DESTROY THEM.


BUHARI HAVE JUST CREATED TOO MANY TROUBLES FOR HIMSELF.


WHO INPRISONED A BRITISH CITIZEN? BUHARI.
WHO SAID HE WILL MAKE 1NAIRA = TO 1DOLLAR? BUHARI.
WHO INFLUENCED ELECTION TRIBUNALS TO FAVOR APC/NORTH? BUHARI.
The list goes on.


THE WORLD IS WATCHING AND BIAFRA IS GAINING MORE GROUND AND SUPPORT.


HE CAN ONLY TRY THAT SHIT IN RIVERS AND AKWAIBOM BUT NOT IN IGBOLAND.


BUHARI IS A BEREREBE(USU, BAT) AND A PAEDOPHILE B@ST@RD.

God puni.sh all those f**ls that voted this Scam to power. They're gradually truncating our hard earned democracy. My love and respect for GEJ will remain evergreen.