The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has called on
the National Judicial Council to “save the judiciary by sacking Justice Okon
Abang.”
Fayose, in his reaction to
the Appeal Court judgment, which nullified Abang’s ruling of the
October 14, 2016 and
declared it as a fraud, said, “it is obvious that Justice Abang is representing
the interests of some cabals.”
In a statement issued on
Wednesday and signed by his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said, “In the face of these indictments by
the appellate court, the NJC must wade in and save the judiciary from Abang.”
Fayose added, “…Today
again, three justices of the appeal court descended on Justice
Abang, describing his
judgments imposing Jimoh Ibrahim as the Peoples Democratic Party governorship
candidate in Ondo State and the one affirming Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as 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 of Abia State Governor, Dr.
Okezie Ikpeazu, and ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to Mr. Uche
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 severally as giving fraudulent judgments and acting like Father
Christmas still sit in judgment over cases involving Nigerians?
“The NJC must do the
needful by sacking him forthwith so that the bench can have a new lease of
life.”
Fayose commended the Appeal
Court for declaring Eyitayo Jegede as the candidate of the PDP for the Ondo
governorship poll.
He, however, said it was
late for the party to make a meaningful impact in the election.
In another interview,
Fayose, who backed the call for the Independent National Electoral Commission
to postpone the Ondo election, said that was the best thing to do in the
circumstance.
Fayose said, “The judgement
shouldn’t have been otherwise, because you can’t cover the truth. I have said
it ab initio that charlatans in the PDP are colluding with INEC and the APC to
undermine our party.
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