PDP blames opposition for harassing judiciary

Abuja – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
has faulted the opposition All Progressives
Congress (APC) for the alleged ongoing
onslaught on the judiciary.
According to the ruling party the action is an
integral part of the larger opposition ideology
which borders essentially on “the negation and
destruction of constitutional and democratic
institutions in quest for an order whose promise
is doom for the nation.”

A statement by the National Publicity Secretary
of the ruling party, Chief Olisa Metuh on Sunday,
said the “ceaseless torrents of attacks and
denigration of the executive arm of federal
government by the APC as well as the legislative
gerrymandering whose intention is to cause
confusion in the National Assembly and the
renewed battle by the party on the judiciary are
concrete elements of political nihilism.”

“Why is weird anarchism an option for the APC?
Consistently, this party has attacked and
denigrated the executive and Nigerians excused
it on the desperation of a political party that
claims an alternative. It then took on the
legislature where its crisis recipe in
gerrymandering has yielded no result. Now, the
APC is on a renewed aggression on the judiciary.

Why is nihilism the APC preferred option?” PDP
stated.
The statement further said it was unfortunate the
APC was waging such a battle whose tragic
consequences on the institutions of democracy
were well known while at the same time jamming
the political space with its pretensions on
democracy.
“Wherever the APC is drawing this inspiration or
motivation is surely far from the continent of
democracy and right within the conclave of
dictatorship. The APC is doing everything to
scuttle democracy,” the ruling party argued.

The PDP added that the rush by the party to
castigate the ruling of the Federal High Court
presided over by Justice Adeniyi Ademola on the
defection of some PDP members in the House of
Representatives to the APC as well as its
scathing criticism of the National Judicial Council
over the suspension of the Chief Judge of Rivers
State, clearly gave away the simmering
impatience of the APC with the democratic order.
“Nigerians had expected the acclaimed
champions of democracy to quietly exploit the
appeal option instead of resorting to statements
meant to promote civil disobedience and
lawlessness."

- CAJ News

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