The All Progressives Congress (APC) is accused of plotting to sway the resolution of complaints that are currently being heard by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern about this claim.
At a news conference yesterday evening in Abuja, which was presided over by Debo Ologunagba, the party's national publicity secretary, said that the alleged attack on prominent Nigerians and democratic institutions, especially the judiciary, by APC leaders was motivated by APC's fears.
“Given the weight of evidence against it, as well as the continued refusal by majority of Nigerians to accept the outcome of the flawed presidential election.”
It said: “More alarming are allegations in the public space of attempts by certain APC leaders to compromise the judiciary with heavy financial inducement and orchestrate trumped-up allegations of impropriety against judicial officers.”
The PDP urged the APC and its leaders to address "these disturbing allegations and revelations, which are already in the public domain" in front of Nigerians and the rest of the world.
The party said: “Further to this is the provocative resort by the APC and its leaders to threaten Nigerians with treason for speaking out against the manipulations of our democratic processes by the APC.
“For emphasis, majority of Nigerians are insisting on review of the February 25, 2023 presidential election because it was marred by widespread manipulations, open alteration of genuine election results from polling units, allocation of fictitious figures to the APC, and brazen violation of provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).”
The tribunal's performance will also affect future elections, according to PDP New Generation, a pressure organization representing the party's youth members, who also called on the judiciary to uphold Nigeria's democracy as the tribunal got underway today.
The organisation said yesterday in a statement from its national executive council that the judiciary would be the main focus and that how it performed would either support or undermine youth aspirations.
