Judge Escaped With Ruling To Hamper Our Appeal – APC Alleges – TheNigerialawyer

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Judge of the
Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Justice Jane Inyang of
escaping with the judgement she delivered nullifying the party’s
primary election that produced Chief David Lyon as the candidate of
the party for the Saturday governorship election.

The Vice-Chairman, Media, APC Campaign Council, Julius Bokoru,
said Inyang, immediately after delivering the verdict ran away with
the copy of the judgement to frustrate the APC from heading for the
Appeal Court.

Bokoru said the judge was at large and was working in cahoots
with the state government to stop the APC from fielding a candidate
at the poll.

He said: “The information at our disposal is that Justice Inyang
has escaped with the judgement she delivered today against the APC.
She is at large and unreachable.

“But we learnt that she ran into the Government House after
giving her verdict.

“The plan is to frustrate the APC from appealing the judgement
which we know will not stand the test of time.

“She is working with the PDP and the state government to ensure
that we do not participate in the election to allow the PDP go into
the poll without contest.

“We are asking Inyang to come out of her hiding place and give
us access to the judgement.

“And we are calling on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to
look into the conduct of Inyang and the circumstances behind her
actions”.

Bokoru said Inyang knew that she went into a voyage of discovery
and assumed the role of Father Christmas by granting a relief not
sought by the plaintiff and former Minister of State for Petroleum,
Senator Heineken Lokopbiri.

He wondered why the judge abandoned Lokpobiri’s relief that he
should be declared the winner of the primary election to make
pronouncement on the validity of the primary.

“She has done what she sets out to do against the APC but what
we don’t understand is why she has hidden the judgement from us.
This is not justice and this is not democracy.

“Inyang should know that her conduct is provoking millions of
Bayelsans who are yearning for change and should be held
responsible whatever her conduct should cause in the state.

“We are assuring our supporters that no matter how they try we
will succeed and win this election on Saturday.”