Just In: LP fumes over Justice Mary Odili remarks on upcoming Tribunal judgment

The Labour Party raised concern on Tuesday over what it deemed to be a premature statement made by retired Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili on the Wednesday decision of the Presidential Election Petition Court, or PEPC.

Obiora Ifoh, the LP’s national publicity secretary, announced this in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja.

Ifoh said,

“The unguarded statement from the former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Mary Odili, in Abuja, last week at a colloquium to mark the 25th anniversary of the elevation of a renowned jurist, JK Gadzama to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.

“And the boasting of some persons, serving ministers and notable legislators about the outcome has left our party in shock.

“When those who should know the importance of the sanctity of the judiciary descend to the arena of abusing it with their preemptive utterances just to show loyalty and support to their interests, we as a party see this as unfortunate and dangerous to our democratic journey as a nation.

“We note also, the needless lavish showering of praises on the legal counsels of both APC and Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the retired Justice when the gathering was not theirs.

“We find this extremely undignified of a renowned jurist who rose to the peak of her career in the country’s Apex court and who as the Chairperson of the body of benchers, should be at the forefront of defending the virtuousness of the courts.”

According to Mary Odili, Wole Olanipekun, the attorney representing President Bola Tinubu in the elections petitions tribunal, is a master of electoral issues whose proficiency in tribunal litigation gives hope for success.

Odili also asserted that for losers who would finally accept their defeat, “a resetting of the mind” is about to occur.