‘Judiciary is reliable’ — Opeyemi Bamidele lauds s’court verdict on Tinubu’s election

Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, says the judiciary is “reliable and consistent”.

Bamidele said this in reaction to the verdict of the supreme court that upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 general election.

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), had challenged Tinubu’s victory.

In a statement on Thursday, Bamidele said the country’s judiciary has never been this vilified.

“The judiciary is one of the most consistent, dependable and reliable democratic institutions that still stands for and with the oppressed in this federation,” the Ekiti senator said.

“It is therefore amoral and immoral for any political actor or party to subject the judiciary to media trial rather than abiding by the rule of law.

“Judiciary has never been vilified in the recent history of this federation by petitioners who at different times benefited tremendously from the independence and neutrality of the judiciary.

“It is therefore unfair and uncalled for to paint the judiciary, the only source of hope for the oppressed, black in the eyes of the whole world.

“This does not harm the judiciary alone, but also portrays all of us, Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, badly before the eyes of the whole world.

“This is completely unacceptable! And it must be stopped.”