October 4, 2008
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties {CNPP} is filled with outrage over President Umaru Musa Yaradua’s statement; that Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s case at the Supreme Court is weak.
CNPP rates the statement as subjudice of the highest order, serious contempt of the Court and at variance with the rule of law mantra; for President Yaradua in this instance had not only descended into the Court, but delivered judgment before the Supreme Court.
Our outrage is heightened, as the statement is up-to-date, neither refuted nor denied; wittingly or unwittingly confirming the report of online Saharareporters, which alleged that the Supreme Court Justices in the Presidential Election Panel had been compromised, to authenticate the 2007 sham presidential election.
To add salt to injury, the spokesman of the president went on to boast that President Yar'adua is confident to win the case and we ask on which premise is the confidence predicated. Is it on the compromise deal or evidence that the 2007 presidential election was not characterized by non-compliance and corrupt practices?
For it is on record that President Yaradua in league with both local and international observers attested that the 2007 presidential election was substantially flawed. We recall that it was the imperfect nature of the 2007 presidential and other elections that made President Yaradua to set up the Electoral Reform Committee.
On the swipe that President Yar'adua did not talk with General Buhari, because he is in court; we then ask, why did President Yaradua talk in June 2007 with General Buhari’s vice presidential candidate, Chief Edwin Umezoke, who was then in court with General Buhari and the ANPP? Was the poaching of Chief Umezoke meant to weaken General Buhari’s case as insinuated?
The meddling into the affairs of the judiciary cost, Mr Thabo Mbeki his presidency and this is not the first time President Yaradua is meddling with the affairs of the judiciary. It could be recalled that in his address at the National Judicial Institute, President Yaradua admonished the Justices with unpalatable and un-presidential swipes.
Consequently, CNPP calls on the National Judicial Council to take serious note of the subjudice committed by President Yaradua.
Osita Okechukwu
National Publicity Secretary
CNPP
08039738870
CNPP rates the statement as subjudice of the highest order, serious contempt of the Court and at variance with the rule of law mantra; for President Yaradua in this instance had not only descended into the Court, but delivered judgment before the Supreme Court.
Our outrage is heightened, as the statement is up-to-date, neither refuted nor denied; wittingly or unwittingly confirming the report of online Saharareporters, which alleged that the Supreme Court Justices in the Presidential Election Panel had been compromised, to authenticate the 2007 sham presidential election.
To add salt to injury, the spokesman of the president went on to boast that President Yar'adua is confident to win the case and we ask on which premise is the confidence predicated. Is it on the compromise deal or evidence that the 2007 presidential election was not characterized by non-compliance and corrupt practices?
For it is on record that President Yaradua in league with both local and international observers attested that the 2007 presidential election was substantially flawed. We recall that it was the imperfect nature of the 2007 presidential and other elections that made President Yaradua to set up the Electoral Reform Committee.
On the swipe that President Yar'adua did not talk with General Buhari, because he is in court; we then ask, why did President Yaradua talk in June 2007 with General Buhari’s vice presidential candidate, Chief Edwin Umezoke, who was then in court with General Buhari and the ANPP? Was the poaching of Chief Umezoke meant to weaken General Buhari’s case as insinuated?
The meddling into the affairs of the judiciary cost, Mr Thabo Mbeki his presidency and this is not the first time President Yaradua is meddling with the affairs of the judiciary. It could be recalled that in his address at the National Judicial Institute, President Yaradua admonished the Justices with unpalatable and un-presidential swipes.
Consequently, CNPP calls on the National Judicial Council to take serious note of the subjudice committed by President Yaradua.
Osita Okechukwu
National Publicity Secretary
CNPP
08039738870
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