A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Ben Onyechere, has faulted the Appeal Court. judgment on the Abia State governorship election.
The Court of Appeal had declared the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate, Alex Otti winner, after cancelling results from three local governments.
Reacting, Onyechere alleged that there was a grand plot to destablize PDP nationwide.
He said: “This nation has watched helplessly as opposition strongholds are being forcefully taken over through the courts, which is reminiscent of the former President of the Court of Appeal, era in the Appeal Court where one party got four states through the judiciary.
“The cancellation of election results without ordering for a re-run is tantamount to disenfranchisement of eligible voters by a court which should protect fundamental right of harmless members of the public.
“The atrocities perpetrated through some courts, if not checked, will turn this country into a lawless nation because a situation where the judiciary begins to allow politicization of its judgments portends great danger.”
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