A group, Campaign against Corruption in the Judiciary (CCJ) on Tuesday alerted the general public over the intention of some All Progressives Congress (APC) big wigs in Osun State to comprise the outcome of the 2018 governorship primary case (Kunle Adegoke v. APC) in the state by bribing some of the presiding officers in the case.
The group in a statement on Tuesday by its secretary, Rahman Barkindo alleged that some APC big wigs will stop at nothing to compromise the judgement scheduled to be delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday.
Read full statement below:
OSUN
GOV’SHIP PRIMARY CASE ABOUT TO BE COMPROMISED
This is to alert
the public about the devilish efforts of the leadership of APC to
compromise the judgment in the case of Kunle Adegoke v. APC pending
before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
We
are aware that judgment in the case is to be delivered on Friday 11th
January 2019 but some anti-democratic elements in the leadership of
APC are already carrying money around to buy the judgment. From a
reliable source within the Federal High Court, We got the piece
below:
“I work in the federal high court, Abuja and I get
information to pass across on efforts by some APC leaders to corrupt
some judges of the court in respect of some pre-election matters
being handled by the judges. One crucial one is from Osun State
before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the federal high court, Abuja between
Kunle Adegoke v APC. It is about the governorship primary election of
APC Osun State. There are efforts through the Chief Judge of the
federal high court to put pressure on Justice Ekwo to rule in favour
of APC. A lot of money is involve in this transaction but I don’t
know if Justice Ekwo don agree or not.”
We have
investigated this piece of information and we have every reason to
believe it is genuine and authentic. We hereby call on his lordship,
Justice Ekwo and the entire judiciary to stand firm in the sacred
duty of dispensation of justice. We call on the National Judicial
Council to ensure that the hallowed chamber is not further polluted
by these nefarious elements to whom money is everything and who
believe everybody has a price and can be purchased.
We
implore all lovers of justice to stand firm in monitoring this
unfortunate development to avoid a repeat of the infamy that
recently rocked the judiciary.
Thank you.
Rahman
Barkindo
Secretary,
Campaign against Corruption in the
Judiciary
