The All Progressives Congress has raised an objection to what it called attempts by the PDP to interfere in the Supreme Court’s decision to reserve its judgment in the Zamfara state governorship election matter.
The party, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said: “We raise serious objection to the attempt by the PDP to interfere in the Supreme Court’s decision to reserve its judgment in the Zamfara State governorship election matter.
“We state emphatically that PDP has no business in this matter, as it is clearly an intra-party affair in which the APC is asking the apex court to review its judgment.
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“Nigerians will recall that our party had disagreement over the conduct of our primaries in Zamfara State for which a member of our party instituted a court case.
“This led to an unexpected judgment leading to the quashing of our overwhelming victories in Zamfara State in the 2019 elections.
“Meanwhile, it is an established fact that the Supreme Court had declared that they could only review their judgment to correct errors. So, we wonder why the PDP is shivering over this matter as if it is aware there can be error.
“Our suspicion is supported by the PDP’s well-known crooked tactic of always crying wolf when they perceive that the rule of law, rather than impunity, is about to take effect.”
Earlier, The Herald reported that the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an application seeking a review of its last judgment in which it voided the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates in the last elections in Zamfara State.
A five-man panel of the court, led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, in a ruling, struck out the application marked: SC/377/2019 filed by the APC, seeking a review of the judgment.
Justice Rhodes-Vivour in his lead judgment held that the application was incompetent, time barred and the court has no jurisdiction in the matter.
“If all the necessary documents that are supposed to have been brought are not brought then the application is incompetent.
“The appellant only filed an appeal on only the lead judgment leaving the judgment by other members of the panel.
“The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over the matter because anything that has to do with pre-election matter must be brought within 60 days after a decision had been delivered,’’ he said.
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