The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, says it is regrettable that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the agents of President Bola Tinubu have ceaselessly chosen to stand in the way of justice.
He said they have been making catastrophic threats to anarchy if justice is not served according to their whims.
Atiku in a statement issued Saturday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, alleged that there is a sinister plot to undermine Nigeria’s judiciary and democracy.
The former vice president noted that since the conclusion of the presidential election in February and the attendant controversies in its trail, there had been unfortunate developments that are saddening to many Nigerians.
He said it was needless to say that the election that brought the current government into office was the worst in the annals of democratic politics in the country, even though it was promised to be the best ever.
Atiku added the idea behind that concept of an independent judiciary is to insulate that branch of government from unholy fraternity between its hallowed members and the rest of the society – especially the political actors.
He said: “But as proceedings on the controversial February 25 election continues at the court, there have been threats from the ruling party that aim to intimidate the judiciary from serving the duty of justice.
“It is regrettable that the APC and, indeed, agents of President Bola Tinubu have ceaselessly chosen to stand in the way of justice by making catastrophic threats to anarchy if justice is not served according to their whims.
“These and reports in the media about some heinous plots to harass justices sitting on the petition are ominous to peace and the security of our nation.”
He said the country’s democracy gives the people of Nigeria the powers to choose their leaders, and while the laws demand that the judiciary must be allowed to act independently without harassment and intimidation by the government or powerful interests.
Atiku added that to compromise the workings of the country’s democracy and seeking to compromise the workings of the judiciary is an open call for anarchy.
According to him, As a party in the litigation that is currently reviewing the outcome of the last presidential election, we wish to express our intentions to do all that is within the law in resisting any attempt to undermine our fragile democracy.