Date Published: 05/11/10

Ekiti PDP warns AC against destruction of Judiciary

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has warned the Action Congress (AC) and its sympathisers of the dare consequences of their systematic destruction of the Judiciary, saying; “It should not only be when the party or its candidates win cases at the tribunal that they should hail the judiciary.”

Ekiti State PDP, in a statement issued by its chairman, Rot. Bola Olu-Ojo said all lovers of democracy and rule of law should be worried by the consistent humiliation of the judiciary by the AC whenever the tribunal rules against its candidate, adding that; “the political gangsters and hypocrites in the AC must not be allowed to throw our revered judiciary into the mud.”

Olu-Ojo said; “We have watch with keen interest utterances of the AC as a party and its sympathisers since the Justice Hamma Barka-led tribunal delivered its judgment on the petition filed by the party’s governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi against the victory of Governor Segun Oni in the April 25, 2009 rerun governorship election.

“To say the least, what we have heard and read in some newspapers as comments from the AC, its candidate and sympathisers are debasing. They speak volume on the configuration of the inner minds of the AC people because it is only a party of gangsters and hypocrites that will expect to win at all times.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it was the same judiciary that these political marabouts in the AC are castigating that gave them the Appeal Court red-biro inclined judgment on Ekiti State, the Edo State Governorship, the Ekiti Central Senatorial Seat (even when the beneficiary of that judgment cannot beat his chest and say that he won the election), the retrial of Osun State governorship election petition and nullification of Senator Iyiola Omisore's election, among others.

“When all the above judgments were delivered, the AC hailed the judiciary to the highest heavens. Then, we as a party did not raise our voice against the judiciary. We simply accepted the judgments.“But now that men of the same judiciary gave judgment against the AC, the double-faced self-appointed democrats in the party are calling for the heads of the judges.

“Our question is; must the AC people have their ways always? Must we continue to live in a world where the only process that is acceptable is the one that is favourable to the AC? Must our national institutions be pulled down because of the desperate ambition of a group of people? Must men of conscience continue to keep silent when our national institutions are being debased?

 “Now they are maligning our judges, saying that they collected N3 billion bribe. Imagine them foolishly saying that N3 billion cash was changed to dollars at Ogere toll gate? So Ekiti is a State of Ologbon D’oriejamu Gongosu Edidare where someone can travel all the way from Abuja to Ogere Toll Gate to change N3 billion cash to dollars? Is this not incredible?

“Isn’t it is imperative that we also begin to ask the AC hawks why they distributed a green and white coloured Ankara to their supporters in anticipation of a 'favourable' judgment at the tribunal? Can they tell the whole world why they lodged a popular Lagos based Fuji musician in Sun View Hotel, Akure, waiting for the judgment? We need to know the basis on which several cows were bought by Fayemi if not because he had been told that the judgment would favour him.

“It is therefore our appeal to the AC people to desist from making utterances capable of ridiculing our revered judiciary because that is the only institution that remains the hope of the common man. It should not only be when AC gets favourable judgment that the judiciary should be hailed, and it should not also be when AC wins an election that the election is free and fair.”