Presidential Election Tribunal: Justice Mary Odili’s Unguarded Pre-Judgement Remarks Unfortunate, Worrisome — LP
The Labour Party has expressed concern over the unguarded utterances and pronouncement of the retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mary Odili.
Reacting to her seeming Judgment before the Judgment, the party described it as a preemptive pronouncement about the upcoming judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, scheduled for Wednesday.
The party ‘s worry was expressed in statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, , in Abuja, on Tuesday.
He explained that the party found it necessary to draw public attention to unfolding developments in the country ahead of Wednesday’s ruling of the PEPC.
Ifoh said, “The unguarded statement from the former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Mary Odili, in Abuja, last week at a colloquium to mark the 25th anniversary of the elevation of a renowned jurist, JK Gadzama to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.
“And the boasting of some persons, serving Ministers and notable legislators about the outcome has left our party in shock.