‘Allow judiciary to function’ – NNPP chieftain cautions Tinubu

<p>A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to interfere with the functions of the judiciary.</p>, <p>The Court of Appeal in Abuja had last Friday nullified the victory of Kano State’s governor, Abba Yusuf. The court said that the governor is not a member of the political party.</p>, <p>Oguntoyinbo, who was the 2023 gubernatorial candidate of NNPP in Ogun State, while speaking on Tuesday, said that Tinubu should not intimidate the judiciary.</p>, <p>The NNPP chieftain, in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday after paying a solidarity visit to Yusuf, said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not interfere with the functions of the judiciary but instead allow the judiciary to function effectively as expected in democratic governance.</p>, <p>“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.</p>, <p>“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.</p>, <p>“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.”</p>