***may report Judge to NJC

The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) on Sunday threatened to drag Justice Benson Anya of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to the National Judicial Council (NJC) over his "indecorous and libelous language" used by him to tarnish the image of its leaders and members.

The Judge had described supporters of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State as bandits and terrorists.

But the NNPP in a statement by its National Auditor, Ladipo Johnson, said it was particularly miffed by the portions of the publication where a member of the panel, Justice Anya, described the party members as “the gang of Red Cap wearers who, like a violent and terrorist cult, chased us out of Kano and put us in the fear of our lives".

Johnson reiterated that the NNPP would "consider all options including petitioning the NJC over the utterances of the Judge and shall appeal the Tribunal's verdict."

The party was particularly miffed by the portions of the publication where a member of the panel, Justice Benson Anya, condemned its members, who he referred to as “the gang of Red Cap wearers who, like a violent and terrorist cult, chased us out of Kano and put us in the fear of our lives".

Johnson also condemned Justice Benson Anya's remarks that "instead of some Kano politicians to be allowed to use banditry and violence to abort democracy in Kano State, justice will be used to stop them from destroying democracy in Kano and upward."

The NNPP chieftain objected to such language, which, he stated, was unbecoming of a Judge and defender of the law.

He said, "Of course, the indecorous, libelous and outright condemnable comments credited to the panel and especially those portions where Justice Benson Anya went beyond his judicial bounds of immunity and acted as if he is an interested party in the matter by casting aspersions on the leadership and members of NNPP, are spurious, regrettable, uncouth and based on sentiments.

"To any rational observer, it should be glaringly obvious that Justice Anya's lengthy rebuke, insult and insensitive remarks against NNPP individually and collectively were rather unprecedented, and not based on the facts, evidence and law before the Tribunal. One would think that he has taken sides as an interested party and as such has prejudiced the judgement of the court.

"Justice Benson Anya may have been trying to curry the public sympathy by painting the "wearers of the red cap" as "terrorists and bandits," a terrible application of sentiments to validate a historic and epic miscarriage of justice."

He stated that apparently, this Judge may have been petitioned against in Abia state and wondered why he would have been nominated to the panel in the first place.

Johnson reiterated that the NNPP would consider all options, "including petitioning the NJC over the utterances of the Judge, and shall appeal the tribunal's verdict which removed Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as Kano governor, stressing that the party was confident that justice will be delivered at the Appellate Court in due course to reinforce the faith of the people in the judiciary and democracy."

"It now seems apparently clear that justice was not served by the Election Petition Panel which had all its sittings in Kano without any report of violence or disruptions, and then all of a sudden, decided to give their judgement via Zoom from some obscure place that remains a mystery to us!", he said.

Ladipo Johnson, National Auditor of NNPP.

Nigeria judiciary is a scattered biscuit

The same party that threatened to kill the judges before the judgment?

The Judge had described supporters of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State as bandits and terrorists.

Obidients too are bandits and terrorists

Ok... The only reason US and CSU is helping tinubu in certificate saga is because he's a transgender, and you know the US is a key player in championing of transgender rights globally.

The judge is mean in his speech.

K

It is just horrible to see how the love for unbridled corruption and institution of criminal state capture have turned once reverred Justices of our law courts into judicial terrorists.

Northern wahaluuur

Hmmm....Kano.

Nonsense without ingredients.

Miscreants, terrorists, and bandits cannot threaten Nigeria's Judiciary. The Zombidients tried it and got humiliated by the Judiciary, the red cap bandits too tried it and got whipped by the Judiciary.

NNPP is fighting the wrong person.

They should man up and face Kwankwaso

This can only in Nigeria

Elsudani2:
Nigeria judiciary is a scattered biscuit

Yam, paper, tear-tear..😂.

Abi no be so them dey talk am?

Na Judiciary go end Nigeria las las

Melezenawii:


Obidients too are bandits and terrorists

It is not Obidients who are robbing vans and stealing bags of rice in Ibadan, is it😂?

I love how the judge called them terrorists.

If you openly threaten to kill the judges and purposely try to scare them so they can give your party the win, you are a terrorist.

It got so bad that the judges had to use Zoom to give judgement for fear of their lives.

You cannot continue to bully the judge and ask them to fold their hand and do nothing. If it were to be USA, that man that threatened them would have been locked in prison now.

In Nigeria, everything goes. People do stuff and hide under delusional “Freedom of Speech”. That is not speech freedom.

It is wrong to threaten the entire polity of Kano State with violence.

A party must not threaten terrorism and mayhem on the people. The decision of the court must not be taken personal as to warrant an attack and violence against the Judiciary Functionaries as threatened by the Agents of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents.

I use this opportunity to condemn the gang of Red Cap wearers who like a violent and terrorist cult chased us out of Kano and put us in the fear of our lives. We believe that only Allah is the giver of power. Those who believe in Allah must bow to his will and submit to the authority of Governmental power. Resort to anarchy, violence and killing can never be a source of lawful power.

Threatening to put Honourable Judges in the danger of their life as done in Kano by some disgruntled bandits parading as
noliticians is hereby condemned.

Roozzaay:
Na Judiciary go end Nigeria las las

Alaye nothing go happen

I may be forced to align with the judge on this.
Or why was a commissioner and even an adviser sacked if not the death threat on the judges.
What's the difference between terrorists, bandits and these two aides of Governor Yussuf

I tell u my brother; a crumpled pack. They've totally lost the little credibility they might have had

Elsudani2:
Nigeria judiciary is a scattered biscuit

Elsudani2:
Nigeria judiciary is a scattered biscuit

So long as the name Anya is Igbo; Rabiu Kwankwaso will be crying foul.
Kwankwaso insisted that an Igbo NPC chairman be sacked for insisting on credible census. Kwankwaso said the man had alcohol smell.

BoldBrainz:


It is not Obidients who are robbing vans and stealing bags of rice in Ibadan, is it😂?

But they're those queuing for kerosene and 3k cheap s3x blackmailers

Roozzaay:
Na Judiciary go end Nigeria las las

taaaa! Was it not his commissioner who threatened the judges publicly?

is that not banditry and terrorism?

If you're studying law in a lawless country like Nigeria then you need a brain check. You should go and learn sewing

onuman:

So long as the name Anya is Igbo; Rabiu Kwankwaso will be crying foul.
Kwankwaso insisted that an Igbo NPC chairman be sacked for insisting on credible census. Kwankwaso said the man had alcohol smell.

Even though I am an Igbo man


If they want to kill Anya...they should go on.


Nigeria Justices all of them are evil menace to the society.

BoldBrainz:


It is not Obidients who are robbing vans and stealing bags of rice in Ibadan, is it😂?

You mean ibadan rice bandits

When you threatened to kill the judge what do u expect u better don’t distract yourself and the judgement and how to win the appeal most especially at Supreme Court because if there is any rerun u are out do to your demolition policy

Nigeria jaga jaga

We hear, let see

Hotfreezing:
NNPP is fighting the wrong person.

They should man up and face Kwankwaso

They should go prepare for appeal and supreme Court... yes the judge is harsh with words but NNPP supporters should caution themselves that's how obedients were threatening Judges before presidential Judgement at tribunal..