Governor Fayose, in his reaction to the Appeal Court judgment, which nullified Abangās ruling of the October 14, 2016 and declared it as a
fraud, said; āit is obvious that Justice Abang is representing the dirty interests of some cabals, who are protecting him despite the incalculable damages he has done to the judiciary.ā
In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the governorās Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere
Olayinka, he said; āIn the face of these indictments by the appellate court, NJC must wade in and save the judiciary from Abang.
He said a judge who gives fraudulent judgments is even more dangerous than armed robbers, adding that; āThose running after judges for
alleged corruption and excluding a judge like Abang may not be far from being the beneficiaries of his (Abang) fraudulent judgments.ā
The governor said āa judge like Abang is a cankerworm that can destroy the country if not removed totally before he does further damage to
the polity.ā
Governor Fayose said; āToday again, three justices of the appeal court descended on Justice Abang, describing his judgments imposing Jimoh Ibrahim as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ondo State and the one affirming Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and the PDP National Chairman as fraudulent.
āIt should be recalled that in June, a five-member panel of the court of appeal led by Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju said Abang āraped
democracyā when he annulled the election Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to
Mr. Samson Ogah without evidence of forgery against Dr. Ikpeazu. The court went on to say that Abang embarked on a wild goose chase and that he spoke from both sides of his mouth.
āThese are clear indictments on Justice Abang and in a civilised society; he ought to have resigned without the prompting of anyone. Or
how can a judge that has been adjudged severally as giving fraudulent judgments and acting like Father Christmas still sit in judgment over
cases involving Nigerians?
āThe judiciary, being the last hope of the common man must therefore be purged of elements like Abang and NJC must do the needful by
sacking him forthwith so that the bench can have a new lease of life.ā