Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister
of Aviation has revealed the reason behind non-confirmation of acting Chief
Judge, Justice Esther Kataru, as the substantive Chief Judge of Kebbi State by
Governor Atiku Bagudu.
Recall that we had reported that the
Kebbi Acting Chief Judge petitioned the National Judicial Commission, NJC, over
Bagudu’s alleged refusal to confirm her as chief judge.
But, reacting Gov. Bagudu while
swearing in Justice Suleiman Ambursa as Acting Chief Judge of the state said
that Kataru’s appointment was not confirmed due to alleged alteration of her
date of birth and primary school certificate.
However, Fani-Kayode in a series
of posts on his Twitter page on Sunday accused Gov. Bagudu of being behind the
news of fake primary school certificate allegation against Karatu.
Describing Bagudu as a ‘religious
bigot and misogynist’, Fani-Kayode said Bagudu pressurized the Speaker of the
State House of Assembly to reject Kataru after the State Judicial Council had
selected her and recommended her for confirmation.
The former minister wrote: “I
have just spoken to the former Acting Chief Judge of Kebbi state, Justice Asabe
Karatu and I confirm that what Gov. Atiku Bagudu did to her was utterly
shameful. The allegation that she has a fake primary school certificate is
false and she has since proved it.
“It was a lie cooked up by the
Governor who pressurized the Speaker of the State House of Assembly to reject
her after the State Judicial Council had selected her and recommended her for
confirmation.
“Even the State House of Assembly
itself later did a U-turn and offered to confirm her but the Governor again
stopped them from doing so and quickly swore someone else in.
“Karatu has been in the state
civil service for 38 years. She served diligently and with integrity. She is a
pride to her Zuru people and to Kebbi state generally. Yet Atiku Bagudu wants
to destroy her career and ruin her life all because she is a Christian and he
is hell-bent on controlling the state judiciary.
“Bagudu has not appointed one
Christian as either a Commissioner or Permanent Secretary since he became
Governor of Kebbi. All that and he expects us to believe that he has no problem
with Christians.
“The man is a religious bigot and
a misogynist who wishes to control everything and everyone around him.I have a
message for him: you have used your earthly power to destroy others but the God
that we serve will expose you. shame you and vindicate Asabe Kataru.
“You will not be Governor forever
and you will not escape his wrath. One day He will call you to account and you
will pay for the wickedness and evil persecution that you have subjected his
children to.”
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