According to PAN Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi’s legal counsel did a poor job handling the presidential election matter on behalf of their clients.
Ken Robinson, the national publicity secretary of PANDEF, said that the errors made by the solicitors for LP and PDP in their presentations were disappointing and that they should have done their due diligence.
Robinson stated: “We watched the complicated, lengthy judgement, which lasted for around 11 hours. The Court of Appeal’s justices provided in-depth analysis and unique justifications for their decisions.
“For an ordinary man who is not a lawyer, what we saw and witnessed yesterday, seems to be sound and the statements that the judges made were explicit that even the ordinary man will understand that the petitioners did not do a good job.
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“Of course, there is room for appeal by those who are dissatisfied with the judgement of the tribunal. With what we witnessed yesterday, without being preemptive, it was an exclusive judgment and the facts of the matter were very clear. I think the judges did a good job.
“With due respect to the learned lawyers, who handled those petitions, perhaps they need to apologise to their masters and principals who gave them those jobs. From what we witnessed yesterday, they did not do a good job.
“People will express emotions, but the court does not look at the emotion, but evidence brought before it. For us, we will appeal to those who are dissatisfied with the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to explore the avenue of appeal.
“In the interest Nigeria, National Unity and Peace and overall interest of the development of this country and our democracy, nobody should take laws into their hands.
“Nobody should even castigate or go into name calling of the judiciary. They have done their job very transparently as it should be done. For us in PANDEF, we will call all those who are dissatisfied to explore the avenue of appeal and avoid making statements that will heat up the polity.”
