President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to tender an unreserved apology to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, and to also restore him without further
delay. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) gave this advice to Buhari, saying that any further “progression of the torture of the Supreme Court chief debases Nigeria.”

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party stated this in a communiqué issued on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019, after its meeting held in Abuja, where it also vowed to continue to support the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in his quest to reclaim his mandate.

The party which faulted the conduct of the 2019 elections, alleged that its members who participated in the exercise were robbed through the combined efforts of state institutions,including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) and the National Communications Commission (NCC).

The communiqué, which was signed by ADC chairman, Ralph Nwosu and the secretary, Alhaji Said Abdullahi, was read to newsmen by the national publicity secretary of the party, Yemi
Kolapo.

“The only way the democratic electoral process can be strengthened to continue to serve as a role model at this stage of Nigeria’s nation building is for the judiciary to continue to play its
constitutional role strongly, without fear or favour, in order to stop the excesses of politicians and save the country.“We, therefore, call on the learned men of the third arm to act to restore power to the people in our democracy. It is in the best interest of every Nigerian that we do not knowingly bring about
the obituary of our democracy.

“Finally, we call on President Muhammadu Buhari to tender an unreserved apology to Justice Walter Onnoghen and restore him to his position with immediate effect.

Any further progression of the torture of this Supreme Court chief debases Nigeria.“The government in power promoted violence, and used the police, military, intelligence agencies and thugs to terrorise innocent citizens and pollute the electoral space. As a political party, we abhor fraudulent electoral practices. That is why we were the only party that set up an organisation to address such vices,” the communiqué read.

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Source: punchng.com