The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has reported alleged misdemeanor of the state High Court to the National Judicial Commission (NJC) and the state Chief Judge.
It is recalled that Justice Umar, had, on Wednesday, delivered a judgement that the purported dissolution of the APC executives, led by Ishola Balogun-Fulani, by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party was illegal, null and void.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Thursday, a state chairman of the APC, Bashir Bolarinwa, said that the party was disappointed with the conduct of the judge that delivered the judgement.
“Since the commencement of the case in July, 2018, Isola Balogun-Fulani and his cohorts have always boasted to whoever cared to listen that the Kwara state judiciary is in the pocket and full grip and control of one man.
“I wish to intimate you that every conduct of Justice T.S. Umar that made the judgment no news has been documented and forwarded by our lawyers to the Chief Judge of Nigeria as the chairman of the National Judicial Commission and copied to the chief judge of the state.
“As believers in the rule of law and ability of the judiciary to dispense justice without fear or favour and in the best tradition of incorruptible judiciary, we refused to take their boisterous attitude
and utterances as mere psychological ego massaging.
“Alas, the developments that culminated in the judgement and the conduct of T.S. Umar in the course of trial have proved to us that our absolute belief in the impartiality and absolute integrity of every judicial officer is grossly misplaced in the instance case.
“It is, therefore, not surprising that since Friday, when the case was
adjourned to Wednesday for judgement, Isola Balogun-Fulani and his cohorts and their sponsors have been assuring their fellow PDP members that their aim to weaken the train of change in the state will start to materialize as judgement in their favour is a forgone deal and
conclusion.
“In fact, in their fertile imagination and day dreaming capacity, they expected that the judgement will enable them interfere with the list and names of APC candidates in Kwara state.
“Let me state that the law is clear on party primaries for election of candidates and no procured judgement of any High Court can change the
established position as stated and restated by the apex court in Nigeria.
“Therefore, all our 24 state House of Assembly, six House of Representatives, three senatorial, governorship and presidential candidates elected at the primaries conducted by the NWC in line with Article 13.4 (v) and (xiv) of the constitution of the party remain the
authentic candidates that will fly APC’s flag at the 2019 general elections”, he said.
The APC chairman, who said that the party had appealed against the judgement, urged members of the party in the state not to be distracted by the
judgment.
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