All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State,
Dr. Amadu Attai, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the Supreme
Court over its verdict which upheld the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel.
In
a statement in Abuja, Dr. Attai said that a probe of the apex court over that
judgment was the only way to restore the dignity of Nigeria’s highest court.
According
to him, “We believe the leadership of the country and indeed all Nigerians should
not sit and watch the judiciary collapse under the watch of the current Chief
Justice of Nigeria. We, hereby, call on the President to arrest the drift in
the third arm of government by probing the rot in the Supreme Court.”
Dr.
Attai claimed that the spate of attacks on the Supreme Court following its
decisions in some of the governorship election petitions, including that of his
state, were indicative of the lack of confidence in the court, by many members
of the Nigerian public.
This,
he contended, portends grave dangers for the nation as it could lead those who
felt they had been denied justice to resort to self-help.