PDP: There’s plot to pressure a’court to reverse senate minority whip verdict

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that there is a plot to pressure the appeal court to reverse its verdict sacking Darlington Nwokocha.

Last week, the court of appeal sitting in Lagos sacked Nwokocha of the Labour Party (LP) as senator representing Abia central.

The appellant court declared Augustine Akobundu of the PDP as the winner of the February 25 national assembly election.

In compliance with the court judgment, on Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued a certificate of return to Akobundu.

The PDP, in a statement, claimed that it has uncovered a plot aiming to influence the court justices into overturning their decision to remove Nwokocha, the senate minority whip.

According to the statement signed by Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, the “surreptitious plot” is allegedly being orchestrated by “top” members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“Information at our disposal indicate that this furtive plot against the Justices of the Court of Appeal and indeed the Institution of the Judiciary came as a result of a secret pledge allegedly by Darlington Nwokocha to join the APC if the said APC leaders succeed in intimidating, cajoling and coercing the Court of Appeal to review its final judgement, overrule itself and return him to the Senate,” the statement reads.

The opposition party said those making the scheming are hiring “misguided” members of the public to “abuse, insult and accuse” the justices of the appeal court.