Atiku Abubakar organizes World Press Conference over the Suspension of CJN Walter Onnoghen
– PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar organized a world press conference over the suspension of CJN Walter Onnoghen
– He applauded the international communities for reacting against the suspension
– Atiku Abubakar admonished Nigerians to uphold the country’s Democracy
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar organized a world press conference today in Abuja where he addressed the state of the nation especially on the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Judge of Nigeria.
Atiku Abubakar stated that it is not about whether what Walter Onnoghen did was good or bad but it is about upholding the countries constitution.
The former Vice Pres. disclosed that Pres. Muhammad Buhari has done what has never been done in the country even during the military regimes.
He further warned the Federal Government against taking further action that could destabilize the country’s democracy.
Atiku Abubakar also applauded the international communities which include the EU, UK and US for reacting to the suspension of the CJN.
The PDP presidential aspirant however made a call to all Nigerians that it is their responsibility to see to it that the country’s Democracy is not tampered with.
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Below is an extract from his statement,
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY ATIKU ABUBAKAR, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) AT THE SHEHU MUSA YAR’ADUA CENTRE, MONDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2019.
Yet again, our dear country is passing through a difficult moment. How we react to this challenge in the following days will determine the fate of our democracy, which has been brought to great peril by this needless crisis engineered by a government that is unwilling to subject its conducts to the requirements of our Constitution.
Meanwhile, I commend all Nigerians and friends of Nigeria who have expressed outrage over the unlawful removal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, an action, which constitutes a flagrant breach of our constitution and a frontal assault on our democracy.
I want to note the universal condemnation of this unlawful act by all Nigerians, as well as the international community.
I need to state that this latest action by General Muhammadu Buhari falls squarely within the pattern of executive lawlessness that has now been firmly turned into statecraft by the APC government.
