PDP Raises Alarm Over Zamfara Matter Before Supreme Court; Mind your business, APC warns

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over the Supreme Court’s decision to reserve its judgment on the Zamfara state governorship election matter in which the All Progressives Congress (APC) is asking the Apex Court to review its own judgment.
It alerted Nigerians that this is another plot by the APC to once again manipulate the judicial process and secure judgment through the back door.
But the APC has warned the main opposition party to mind its business, objecting to what it described as an attempt by the (PDP) to interfere in the Supreme Court’s decision to reserve its judgment on 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 All Progressives Congress (APC) is asking the Apex Court to review its judgment,” the APC said in a statement by his spokesman, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Tuesday.
But PDP’s spokesman, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said, “Nigerians will recall that the Supreme Court had consistently decided on the finality of judgments reached at the court. As such, all issues bothering on review were never reserved for judgment because of its belief in the infallibility of its own judgment.
“Our party is concerned that the surprising decision to reserve this judgment is not in tandem with the established practice of the highest court, which was reaffirmed in its judgments on the Bayelsa and Imo state governorship elections, where it dismissed the applications for review on the ground that it lacked jurisdiction to review its own judgment.
“The PDP therefore urges the Supreme Court not to allow itself to be manipulated by the APC or its agents into a judicial summersault that is capable of causing serious constitutional and political crisis in our country”.
The APC recalled that it had disagreement over the conduct of our primaries in Zamfara State for which a member of our party instituted a court case.
It adds, “This led to an unexpected judgement 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 earlier declared that they can only review their judgement to correct errors. So, we wonder why the PDP is shivering over this matter as if they are aware there could 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.
“Let it be known that the Justices of the Supreme Court have never lacked the courage to act rightly even in the face of the PDP’s usual intimidation and blackmail.
“For the record, the public should note that the matter before the Supreme Court has nothing to do with the 2019 elections in Zamfara State that were won by the APC candidates. It is important that the public is reminded that the results of the elections were duly announced and our candidates were declared as winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). We need to state that the matter in the Supreme Court has nothing to do with the outcome of the elections where the PDP was clearly defeated. In other words, the Zamfara State case shares no similarity with either the Bayelsa or Imo case.
“It is therefore irresponsible of the PDP to raise infantile accusation against the Supreme Court and our party. On this matter, PDP is an interloper and a shameless busybody”.
“We call on the Judiciary to ignore the PDP’s antics and focus on ensuring justice in its ruling”.