Presidential Election Tribunal: Wike and Makinde monitor Tinubu judges - Atiku's assistant alleges
Phrank Shaibu, the special assistant in charge of public communications for the People's Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of constantly monitoring judges as the Petitions Court for the Presidential Election draws to a close.
Shaibu said it was curious that Wike and Makinde both traveled to Plateau State to attend a memorial service hosted by the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, although they were apparently not invited.
He said the event was normally supposed to be a solemn service, "but our nosy intruders polluted the event with their shameful appearance."
In a statement he signed, Atiku's aide claimed that Wike used questionable means to get close to the judges and gave them gifts under the guise of welfare.
He argued that Wike's latest visit to an event hosted by the President of the Court of Appeals could be another ruse to influence the Court of Appeals where the current judges of the tribunal are from.
Shaibu noted that Nigeria's Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola made a Freudian slip a few months ago when he said he was happy Governor Makinde was a member of the renegade governors known as the G5.
He said, "Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, as the host governor, was invited for the program, but Wike and Makinde were intruders on this event. The reason is not far-fetched. They kept getting close to the judges just to impress their paymaster.
"Unfortunately, the CJN, Justice Ariwoola, also failed to live above suspicion. He was in Rivers State before the elections, where he said he was happy that Governor Makinde was a member of the G5. Then, during the commissioning of the Oyo Governor's Lodge in Abuja on May 25, the CJN was again Governor Makinde's special guest.
“Today there are rumors that the next Attorney General will be a relative of the CJN as part of efforts to manipulate the outcome of the Election Petitions Tribunal. While this has not been proven, the fact remains that the CJN has put itself in a position where its integrity is constantly in question.”
Phrank Shaibu, the special assistant in charge of public communications for the People's Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of constantly monitoring judges as the Petitions Court for the Presidential Election draws to a close.
Shaibu said it was curious that Wike and Makinde both traveled to Plateau State to attend a memorial service hosted by the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, although they were apparently not invited.
He said the event was normally supposed to be a solemn service, "but our nosy intruders polluted the event with their shameful appearance."
In a statement he signed, Atiku's aide claimed that Wike used questionable means to get close to the judges and gave them gifts under the guise of welfare.
He argued that Wike's latest visit to an event hosted by the President of the Court of Appeals could be another ruse to influence the Court of Appeals where the current judges of the tribunal are from.
Shaibu noted that Nigeria's Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola made a Freudian slip a few months ago when he said he was happy Governor Makinde was a member of the renegade governors known as the G5.
He said, "Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, as the host governor, was invited for the program, but Wike and Makinde were intruders on this event. The reason is not far-fetched. They kept getting close to the judges just to impress their paymaster.
"Unfortunately, the CJN, Justice Ariwoola, also failed to live above suspicion. He was in Rivers State before the elections, where he said he was happy that Governor Makinde was a member of the G5. Then, during the commissioning of the Oyo Governor's Lodge in Abuja on May 25, the CJN was again Governor Makinde's special guest.
“Today there are rumors that the next Attorney General will be a relative of the CJN as part of efforts to manipulate the outcome of the Election Petitions Tribunal. While this has not been proven, the fact remains that the CJN has put itself in a position where its integrity is constantly in question.”
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