According to the Labour Party (LP), some expelled and suspended party members, led by Lamidi Apapa, intend to look for a court who will grant them an injunction so that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can recognize them as LP leaders.
LP urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariowola, in a statement released by the Acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, not to permit anti-democratic elements to use the judiciary to stifle democracy in the nation.
The LP claims that Apapa’s section contacted three judges in the North who all rejected their demands.
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The party applauded the judges who turned down “their offers” and insisted that justice could not be purchased.
The party announced that it has appealed the Kano Court decision that purportedly resulted in the dismissal of Alex Otti, the candidate for governor of Abia State. The party also expressed satisfaction with the judge’s clarification that his decision was mistakenly interpreted to mean a blanket punishment against all elected party members nationwide.
The party said: “Labour Party has also swiftly applied for notice of appeal. We believe that justice will also be dispensed accordingly.
“We use this opportunity to call on the judiciary to be up and doing and to be on notice of the plots of these anti-democratic elements to derail our thriving democracy.
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“We also call on the Chief Justice of the Federation and Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to advise judges under them not to allow the name of the judiciary to be dragged into the mud by desperate politicians.
“The judiciary has a duty to protect our democracy, and we believe that this arm of government has done well but can still do more until the likes of Apapa and his cohorts are properly caged in accordance with the law and are made to pay for the injury and pains they have continued to inflict on our democracy.”
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