The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at what it called unwarranted attacks by a group – Coalition of United Political Parties – preparatory to its hearing of an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar.
The statement reads: “In the light of the blatant falsehood, misinformation and malicious rumour being generously peddled by the Coalition of United Political Parties through its spokesman Imo Ugochinyere, we wish to state clearly that the association is not and can never constitute itself into an agency of the Nigerian Judiciary or assume the role of an alternate Supreme Court of Nigeria.
“It will be recalled that even weeks before the presidential election appeal was filed at the Supreme Court, the CUPP had already, in its characteristic manner, constituted its own ‘panel’ for the Supreme Court and aggressively brandished the list on television and newspapers. “The Supreme Court, and by extension, the Judiciary, is an independent arm of government that can never be intimidated or dictated to by anybody.
“The Supreme Court has been entertaining presidential election appeals over the decades, but the unnecessary hysteria and superlative drama being woven around this particular one calls for caution and moderation.
CUPP is adopting campaign of calumny to coerce the S'Court judges to deliver judgment in their favour at all costs having known that they've failed in all ramifications to defeat PMB. CUPP is looking for judges that will do their binding but they will fail.
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