The federal high court says there
is no plot to prevent John Tsoho, acting chief judge of the trial court, from
holding the position substantively.
Emmanuel Gakko, registrar of the
court, said this in reaction to allegations made by the Coalition of United
Political Parties (CUPP).
CUPP had alleged that there was a
plot to prevent Tsoho from becoming the substantive chief judge.
The coalition also accused the
All Progressives Congress (APC) of a plot to influence the selection of new
supreme court justices ahead of the hearing of the appeal filed by Atiku
Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against
the judgement of the election petition tribunal upholding the election of
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The coalition claimed that this
would guarantee that Buhari is affirmed winner of the last presidential
election at the apex court.
But in a statement on Monday,
Gakko said the judiciary has established policies and procedures guiding the
issue of succession.
“Our attention has been drawn to
claims by certain persons and groups (notably, the Coalition of United
Political Parties) on alleged attempts to tamper with the hierarchy and/or
succession to the headship of the Federal High Court,” the registrar said.
“We wish to state categorically
that there are well-established policies and procedures guiding the issue of
succession, not only in the Federal High Court, but for all the hierarchy of
courts in Nigeria.
“His lordship, the acting Chief
Judge is well acquainted with the procedure(s) for succession in the leadership
of the court, which so far have not been detracted from as to give him cause
for alarm and warrant expressing any reservations or procuring anyone to make a
case on his behalf.
“We wish to state unequivocally
that the Federal High Court and indeed our Acting Chief Judge, the Hon. Justice
John Terhemba Tsoho, hereby completely disassociate themselves from any persons
and groups that have come out to make public statements concerning succession
to the leadership of the Federal High Court of Nigeria.”
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