PDP bullying judges on social media – Supreme Court

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is allegedly using various forms of social media to intimidate and threaten members of the judiciary, as stated by the Supreme Court.

On Friday, Justice of the Supreme Court, Inyang Okoro made this allegation while delivering judgement in an appeal filed by the PDP seeking to void the election of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination. The PDP was seeking to void the election of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

The supreme court’s five-judge panel unanimously decided to throw out the appeal and came to the conclusion that the appellant did not have the legal right to file the lawsuit.

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Okoro ruled that the appellant attempted to mislead the supreme court by claiming that the lower court found that there was, in fact, a double nomination. Okoro held that this was a deliberate attempt to deceive the supreme court.

He stated that “the appellant stated to this court that the court below found that there was indeed double nomination and that the 4th respondent knowingly allowed himself to be nominated in two constituencies.” He went on to say that “the appellant stated to this court that the court below found that there was indeed double nomination.”

“I have searched the entirety of the record as well as the judgement of the court that presided over the case below, and I could not locate any such finding. It’s a shame to think that an experienced and knowledgeable senior counsel might mislead the court.

“I must state for the sake of public policy that indeed the 4th (Shettima) respondent withdrew from the nomination for Borno central district on the 6th of July 2022, which is exhibited as exhibit APC 1 on page 58 of the record of appeal. This information can be found in the record of appeal.

“On the same day, July 6th, 2022, the notice of withdrawal was sent to INEC,” the political party said. A notification of dates for the conduct of fresh primaries for the senatorial district was also sent by the political party on the 10th of July 2022. This latter letter, which is exhibit APC2 and can be found on page 59 of the record, included a reference to exhibit APC1.

“That is, as of the 6th of July 2022, there was no longer nomination of the 4th respondent for Borno central senatorial distict, and there could not have been double nomination on the 14th of July 2022,” the statement reads.

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“It is disgusting and unprofessional for the appellant to use social media in an attempt to intimidate and threaten the members of the Supreme Court,” the judge said.Because there is no basis for the appeal, it has been rejected. I agree with the decision that was made in the lead judgement regarding the cost.”