President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon by the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State, to probe the Supreme Court over its verdict which upheld the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel.
In a statement in Abuja, the state chairman, Dr. Amadu Attai said that a probe of the apex court over that judgment was the only way to restore the dignity of Nigeria’s highest court.
According to him, “We believe the leadership of the country and indeed all Nigerians should not sit and watch the judiciary collapse under the watch of the current Chief Justice of Nigeria. We, hereby, call on the President to arrest the drift in the third arm of government by probing the rot in the Supreme Court.”
Dr. Attai claimed that the spate of attacks on the Supreme Court following its decisions in some of the governorship election petitions, including that of his state, were indicative of the lack of confidence in the court, by many members of the Nigerian public.
This, he contended, portends grave dangers for the nation as it could lead those who felt they had been denied justice to resort to self-help.