Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication
to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar,
has accused the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Governor Seyi
Makinde of Oyo State, of constantly monitoring judges as the Presidential
Election Petition Tribunal winds down.
Shaibu said it was curious that Wike and Makinde both
travelled to Plateau State to attend a memorial service hosted by the President
of the Appeal Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, even though they were
reportedly not invited.
He said the event ordinarily was supposed to be a solemn
service, “but our busybody interlopers polluted the event with their shameful
appearance.”
In a statement he signed, Atiku’s aide claimed Wike had been using dubious means to cosy up to judges and had been giving them gifts under the guise of welfare.
He argued that Wike’s latest visit to an event hosted by the
Appeal Court President could be another ruse to influence the appellate court
where the current tribunal judges are from.
Shaibu noted that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode
Ariwoola, made a Freudian slip a few months ago when he claimed he was happy
that 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 programme, but Wike and Makinde were
gatecrashers at that event. The reason is not far-fetched. They have continued
to cosy up to judges just to impress their paymaster.
“Unfortunately, the CJN, Justice Ariwoola, has also failed
to live above suspicion. He was in Rivers State ahead of the election, where he
said he was happy that Governor Makinde was a member of G5. Then, at the
commissioning of the Oyo Governor’s lodge in Abuja on May 25, the CJN once
again was the special guest of Governor Makinde.
“Today, there are rumours that the next attorney-general
will be a kinsman of the CJN as part of efforts to manipulate the outcome of
the election petition tribunal. While this has not been proven, the fact
remains that the CJN has put himself in a position where his integrity is
constantly questioned.”
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