The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the “political desperation” of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is the reason the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in a crisis.
The ruling party said this in response to Abubakar who said there is a need for judicial reform to “curb judicial recklessness”.
The former vice-president spoke on Monday in Abuja at the national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria.
In a statement, Felix Morka, spokesperson of the APC, said it is an irony that Abubakar would criticise the judiciary because he has a “long history of using the courts to further his political agenda”.
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“The judicial branch of government is a constitutional creation like the executive and legislative branches with its constitutionally defined powers to adjudicate disputes among citizens and between citizens and the state,” Morka said.
“Atiku cannot wish away or seek to abolish enshrined power of the courts to intervene in civil disputes, including electoral disputes, in cases where the authority of the court is validly invoked by a litigant
“Atiku should focus on rebuilding his party and offering constructive solutions to Nigeria’s challenges. Atiku knows that his political desperation is responsible for the PDP’s catastrophic disintegration.”
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Morka said Nigerians should not be distracted by the false alarm of desperate politicians whose only goal is to gain support ahead of the 2027 general election.
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