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The presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has
described the purported suspension of the Chief
Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen is an
act of dictatorship taken too far.
In a statement on Friday by his media office,
Atiku said rejected the suspension of Onnoghen,
describing it as an anti-democratic act.
President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Friday
sworn in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as
replacement for Onnoghen.
But Atiku called on Justice Onnoghen and the
judiciary to resist the suspension with every legal
and constitutional means that they can muster.
The statement said: “This brazen dictatorial act
is the latest action in the ongoing rape of our
nation’s hard-earned democracy by those who
dined with anti-democratic forces.
“It’s symptomatic of the increasing desperation
that President Buhari and the cabal pulling the
strings have, as February 16, 2019 draws near.
“The fact that the unlawful suspension of Chief
Justice Walter Onnoghen was announced just as
it became public knowledge that the CJN was
constituting the election petition tribunals, is not
lost on discerning Nigerians and the international
community.
“This act of desperation is geared towards
affecting the outcome of the 2019 Presidential
elections. Indeed, it is not just the CJN that has
been “suspended”, it is the Nigerian Constitution
that has been infracted and, in effect, suspended
under the guise of the suspension of the CJN”.
Atiku noted that the case involving the legality or
otherwise of the charges preferred against Justice
Onnoghen is still pending in court, as it should be.
“So far, the judiciary has ruled in Justice
Onnoghen’s favour. So, why not allow the court
to adjudicate on the matter? What is the pressing
urgency? Atiku queried.
The opposition presidential candidate called on
the judiciary to unite against dictatorship.
“Do not let the Muhammadu Buhari
administration divide you. Do not let this
government turn you against yourselves.
“The judiciary is the last hope of the common
man and the defender of our democracy.
“I also urge the international community to follow
the commendable example of the United States
and the United Kingdom by intervening to make
those involved in this undemocratic act know that
their actions will have strong consequences.”
Source: thenationonlineng.net/suspension-onnoghen-act-dictatorship-taken-far-says-atiku/

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