Ihedioha: Ekiti PDP Protests, Demands CJN's Resignation

Still expressing its disagreement over the removal of former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State on Thursday protested against the Supreme Court, calling for the immediate resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mohammed.

The apex court had a couple of weeks ago removed Ihedioha and declared  Senator  Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the state.

The protesters, who stormed the party's secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, marched to the street to express displeasure against what they termed injustice against Ihedioha and onslaught against PDP.

 

They displayed placards with various inscriptions saying:  'Ekiti PDP say no to injustice'; 'Ekiti PDP condemned Jankara judgement'; ‘Judiciary stop being cowed by Buhari’; 'Only Ihedioha we know'; ‘Stop robbing the PDP of its mandate'; among others.

Addressing the PDP members, the state party Chairman, Gboyega Oguntuase, said the Supreme Court judgement is a clear indication that the judiciary is an appendage of the ruling APC

Oguntuase, who described the verdict as travesty of justice and onslaught against the wishes of people of Imo State, called on the CJN, Ibrahim Tanko, to step aside for the judiciary to regain its lost integrity.

He urged the apex court to reverse itself and declare Ihedioha the winner, saying the decision is an attempt to disrupt the country's nascent democracy.

The PDP chieftain regretted that the judiciary regarded as the last hope of the common man has evolved into masses' enemies through their 'irrational action and inactions'.

"We are here to express unequivocally that the judgement given by the Supreme Court, which sacked the duly elected Governor of Imo State, Ihedioha, is repugnant to fairness, justice, equity and an inferno that could destroy Nigeria democratic status.

"Here in Ekiti State, we are in conjunction with the totality of negative expressions that had been made in all over the 35 states and the FCT against the judgement of the apex court. We are here to say that the judgement is unacceptable and against the wishes of the people of Imo State.

"It is not the entire justice of the Supreme Court that we are condemning, but we are saying the pronouncement of the justice that served on that case is unacceptable to the ordinary man in the street. It is against logic, common sense and acceptable procedure.

"It is a shame that APC wants to take the state through the back door. We know that APC wants to take over power in all segments of the 36 states of the federation forcefully despite the fact that the people had rejected the party for its failure to deliver the superlative services inherent in democracy.

"We are appealing to Nigerians to encourage the Justices of the Supreme Court not to be intimidated and cowed by a group of insensitive people called progressive," he said.