Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s spokesman, Phrank Shaibu, has warned President Bola Tinubu against any attempt to coerce the judiciary.
Shaibu was responding to the President’s statement in his Democracy Day speech on Monday, in which he stated that illegitimate court orders used to undermine the country’s democracy will not be tolerated.
Shaibu challenged the President to specify what he meant by a “illegal order” in a statement on Monday, asking if it is an order that he considers unfavorable.
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He claimed that it is not within the President’s authority to decide which orders to obey and which to disobey.
Shaibu also asked if President Tinubu intended to impose a dictatorship on the country.
He said: “What is an illegal court order?
“Is it an order that Bola Tinubu finds unfavourable? Is it within his powers to determine what order to obey and which one to disregard?
“This is a man who just last week obtained a court order to stop the Nigeria Labour Congress from going on strike. However, now he suddenly realises that unnecessary so-called illegal orders used in truncating democracy would no longer be tolerated.
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“His predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, lost the presidential election thrice and went to court thrice. Yet Tinubu is painting a narrative that it is only sore losers that challenge the outcome of elections.
“If he is sure of electoral victory in the last election, then he should be confident and stop trying to intimidate the judiciary and compromise opposition politicians with appointments.”
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