PEPC: Tinubu’s agents, APC pressuring judiciary to subvert justice – Atiku

<p>Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm on an alleged plot by those he referred to as agents of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to intimidate the judiciary to subvert the course of justice.</p>, <p>According to a statement issued on Saturday by Paul Ibe, spokesperson to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there are threats from the ruling party to intimidate the justices from serving the duty of justice.</p>, <p>While alleging that it had been the habit of the ruling party, Atiku warned that any attempt to stand in the way of justice in the petitions before the will have catastrophic consequences.</p>, <p>He maintained that compromising the work of the judiciary is an open call for anarchy.</p>, <p>The former vice president therefore called on the international community to be alert.</p>, <p>The statement said: “But as proceedings on the controversial February 25 election continue at the court, there have been threats from the ruling party that aim to intimidate the judiciary from serving the duty of justice.</p>, <p>“It is regrettable that the APC and, indeed, agents of President Bola Tinubu have ceaselessly chosen to stand in the way of justice by making catastrophic threats to anarchy if justice is not served according to their whims.</p>, <p>“These and reports in the media about some heinous plots to harass justices sitting on the petition are ominous to peace and the security of our nation.</p>, <p>“Our democracy gives the people of Nigeria the powers to choose their leaders, and our laws demand that our judiciary must be allowed to act independently without harassment and intimidation by the government or powerful interests.</p>, <p>“To compromise the workings of our democracy and seeking to compromise the workings of our judiciary is an open call for anarchy.</p>, <p>“As a party in the litigation that is currently reviewing the outcome of the last presidential election, we wish to express our intentions to do all that is within the law i