The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued warning to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) government in Kano State, cautioning against tarnishing the reputation of the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal’s Chairperson, Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, in regards to the ongoing bribery allegation.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesman for Gawuna-Gari Campaign Council, Malam Muhammad Garba.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reported how Justice Azinge raised the alarm that some senior lawyers were attempting to bribe judges in her team.
In reaction, the state government in a statement released yesterday, condemned the act and alleged that some forces forces within APC have eyes on Kano Election Tribunal and are trying to illegally sway justice in their favour, a replica of “what they did in 2019.”
Responding, Garba, who was the immediate past commissioner for Information and current Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, stated that the statement was a subtle attempt to denigrate the APC and the court.
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“The Kano state government is also preempting the possible unrevealing of the actual bribe giver by the tribunal and therefore wanted to malign the judge” he stated.
“The made-up story, which is contained in a statement issued by the state commissioner for Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, further indicated that the government is trying to vilify the tribunal before the judgment so that it draws sympathy from unsuspecting public in the event it is defeated.
“With an apparent sign of victory on its side, the APC has not and will never offer any bribe to anyone involved in the case considering that it has presented facts and figures to prosecute the matter before the tribunal.”
Garba observed that while the APC had presented all it’s witnesses during the proceedings of the tribunal who have been successfully cross examined, the NNPP government has failed to present any tangible witness to defend it’s case.
According to him, the action of the Kano state government was nothing but gimmick and an attempt to disparage the APC.
While reaffirming its commitment to patiently continue seeking legal redress in the case, the ruling party expressed confidence that it will eventually reclaim its ‘stolen’ mandate in Kano.