President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Supreme Court have been urged by two hundred Northern lawyers to prevent Nigeria from devolving into a one-party state.
The attorneys gathered under the auspices of the “Abba Kabir Yusuf Volunteer Lawyers Forum for the 19 Northern States and Abuja” bemoaned the anti-democratic nature of a one-party state.
The group’s spokesperson, Yusuf Ibrahim, expressed concern during a news conference held on Sunday at the Arewa House in Kaduna. He cited the conflicting ruling of the Appeal Court over the Kano State 2023 governor’s race as a cause for concern.
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In order to guarantee that every Nigerian voter’s vote counts during elections, they issued a warning to the judiciary on the need of upholding the law.
The attorneys raised concerns about the independence of the nation’s courts and said that the Kano Appeal Court’s decision to rule in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a blatant injustice.
According to them, “We call and appeal to our President, H.E Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the judiciary to save our democracy and ensure the votes of the electorate as enshrined in the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.
“This is not unconnected to the fact that the good people of Kano have voted massively in favour of H.E Abba Kabir Yusuf so as to allow him carry on the good work his predecessors have started in Kano State.
“It is pertinent to state here that the Electoral Act needs a holistic reworking in order to address these anomalies of our judicial system and democracy, if we must save it. Pre-election matters must be seen to be addressed as no longer litigable issues after the winner of an election has been declared.
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“We passionately and respectfully call on the Supreme Court to resist any form of external interference either from the executive or any other body to protect the image of the judiciary and uphold the rule of law.”
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