Yobe North: Supreme Court Judgement “An Effort To Kill” Internal Party Democracy: Igini

A former resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini has faulted the supreme court ruling on the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe north, describing it as “an effort to kill” internal party democracy.

The apex court had on Monday affirmed Senate President Ahmed Lawan as APC’s senatorial candidate for Yobe north.

In a television interview on Wednesday , Igini said the decision “put a final rite and internment” on intra-party affairs as provided in the electoral act.

“In our quest to have internal party democracy, every effort was made to have the 2022 electoral act,” he said.

“We carried out profound reports about political party primaries so that we could have an outcome that would reflect the wishes of the party members. It was done by the national assembly and signed by the president.

“All this judgment has done is an effort to kill that section of the law relating to internal party democracy. This judgment has put a final rite and internment on those provisions.

“If a process is not understood, then abuse is inevitable. The 2022 electoral act was designed to bring sanity to the choice of a political party.”