Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has encouraged President Bola Tinubu not to tamper with the powers of the judiciary.
Last Friday, the Court of Appeal in Abuja overturned Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf’s triumph. According to the court, the governor is not a member of any political party.
While speaking on Tuesday, Oguntoyinbo, the NNPP’s 2023 gubernatorial candidate in Ogun State, said Tinubu should not frighten the court.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not interfere with the functions of the judiciary, but rather allow the judiciary to function effectively as expected in democratic governance,” the NNPP chieftain said in a statement made available to Platinum Times on Tuesday after paying a solidarity visit to Yusuf.
“The president should not cow the judiciary; he should realise that Nigeria is not Lagos, where he turned the state into an APC state with no functioning opposition parties.
“APC as a party and the President are too desperate to control all states in Nigeria, hence their resort to pushing the judiciary to achieve their aim of foisting on the country a one-party system.
“Last week, former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar warned the nation of the plan of the ruling APC and President Bola Tinubu to turn the country into a one-party state. I agree with Alhaji Atiku and want all other statesmen to rise up and caution President Tinubu not to turn the country to Lagos State, where he pockets everything.”