By Myke Uzendu, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the raid on the residence of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court as a renewed plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack the 2023 election.
The party in a statement on Tuesday by it’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the attack on Justice Odili as horrendous, irresponsible, completely unjustified, stressing that it should not be swept under the carpet on the guise of misleading whistleblower operation.
“This is more so as the paw prints of the APC are visible in the incident, in its desperation to cow the judiciary and subvert the cause of justice ahead of the 2023 elections.
“It is clear that the attack on Justice Odili is part of a renewed script by the APC. Nigerians will recall how, ahead of the 2019 election, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, was clandestinely yanked off from his hallowed chamber, preparatory to the massive rigging that characterized the 2019 Presidential election.
“Nigerians can equally recall how respected judges were assaulted by the APC administration through obnoxious sting operations in a bid to arm-twist the judiciary and set the stage for the endorsement of a culture of impunity that characterized the 2019 elections” the party alleged.
The PDP cautioned the APC and its Presidency apparatchik to know that times have changed, stressing that Nigerians are not ready to stomach a repeat of APC’s coordinated assault on national institutions of democracy, but will firmly resist them with every means available within the ambit of the law.
The party urged the judiciary to remain firm and not be deterred by the suppressive proclivities of the APC..
The PDP called on Nigerians to stand in defence of democracy by continuing in their demand that the real perpetrators of the attack on Justice Mary Odili be exposed and brought to book.
The residence of the Justice of the Supreme Court situated at 9, Imo Street, Maitama, was on Friday, besieged by security operatives who claimed their action was based on a valid court order.
However, few hours after the order was issued, the Magistrate Court judge, revoked it on the ground that it was deceived by the Joint Panel Recovery unit of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
