{"id":89773,"date":"2023-06-13T09:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/june-12-broadcast-tinubu-threatened-judiciary-plans-to-run-autocratic-govt-atikus-aide"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:31:09","slug":"june-12-broadcast-tinubu-threatened-judiciary-plans-to-run-autocratic-govt-atikus-aide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/june-12-broadcast-tinubu-threatened-judiciary-plans-to-run-autocratic-govt-atikus-aide","title":{"rendered":"June 12 broadcast: Tinubu threatened judiciary, plans to run autocratic govt \u2013 Atiku\u2019s aide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Special Assistant on Public Communication to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu has described President Bola Tinubu\u2019s Democracy Day broadcast as a veiled threat to Nigeria\u2019s judiciary.<\/p>\n

Shaibu said Tinubu had no constitutional power to determine what an illegal or legal court order is.<\/p>\n

In his broadcast on Monday, Tinubu had said: \u201cIt has become imperative to state here that the unnecessary, illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting, Shaibu said it was funny that Tinubu, who had been one of the biggest beneficiaries of court orders, could turn around to \u201cthreaten the judiciary now that he has found his way into power.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement he signed, Shaibu said Tinubu\u2019s speech had exposed his plan to run an autocratic government.<\/p>\n

According to Shaibu: \u201cWhat is an illegal court order? Is it an order that Bola Tinubu finds unfavourable?<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it within his powers to determine what order to obey and which one to disregard? This is a man who rode to power after several applications were dismissed based on technicalities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a man who just last week obtained a court order in order to stop the Nigeria Labour Congress from going on strike.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, now he suddenly realises that unnecessary so-called illegal orders used in truncating democracy would no longer be tolerated when his minions in Lagos deprived non-indigenes from voting. What a hypocrite.<\/p>\n

\u201cTinubu wants to impose the leadership of the legislative arm of government. He also wants to force the judiciary to bow to his will. Does he want to turn Nigeria into a dictatorship?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Special Assistant on Public Communication to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu has described President Bola Tinubu\u2019s Democracy Day broadcast as a veiled threat to Nigeria\u2019s judiciary. Shaibu said Tinubu had no constitutional power to determine what an illegal or legal court order is. 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