Fayose: Elements like Justice Abang must be purged from the judiciary

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to show Justice Okon Abang “the way out of the bench”.

According to Lere Olayinka, spokesman to the governor, Fayose said this while reacting to the decision of the court of appeal to set aside his judgements.

The appellate court had nullified Abang’s ruling replacing Eyitayo Jegede with Jimoh Ibrahim as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ondo.

He also declared the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the party illegal.

“Save the judiciary from this disgrace called Okon Abang by showing him the way out of the bench,” Fayose said.

“It is obvious that Justice Abang is representing the dirty interests of some cabals, who are protecting him despite the incalculable damages he has done to the judiciary. In the face of these indictments by the appellate court, NJC must wade in and save the judiciary from Abang.

“Those running after judges for alleged corruption and excluding a judge like Abang may not be far from being the beneficiaries of his (Abang) fraudulent judgments.

“Today again, three justices of the appeal court descended on Justice Abang, describing his judgments imposing Jimoh Ibrahim as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ondo State and the one affirming Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and the PDP national chairman as fraudulent.

“It should be recalled that in June, a five-member panel of the court of appeal led by Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju said Abang ‘raped democracy’ when he annulled the election Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to Mr. Samson Ogah without evidence of forgery against Dr. Ikpeazu.

“The court went on to say that Abang embarked on a wild goose chase and that he spoke from both sides of his mouth. These are clear indictments on Justice Abang and in a civilised society; he ought to have resigned without the prompting of anyone. Or how can a judge that has been adjudged as giving fraudulent judgments and acting like Father Christmas still sit in judgment over cases involving Nigerians?

“The judiciary, being the last hope of the common man must therefore be purged of elements like Abang and NJC must do the needful by sacking him forthwith so that the bench can have a new lease of life.”