The Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Abuja Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has admonished Juris at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and grant request of the opposition for Live Broadcast of proceedings.
“Isn’t it why it is important the petition before the tribunal, the possibility that the tribunal should be available to all of us to be able follow what is happening?
“For me, this is very important; one thing that Nigerians don’t seem to realise is that when elections are rigged, it is not the contestants or the politicians who are worst hit. Those who are the most impacted is me and you, but as it stands, we don’t even have locus standi in court. We are the ones who should be complaining in court that my votes have been bastardised, but they tell me I cannot go in the court because I did not contest the election.
“If we cannot go and make our case, at least let us see what is happening inside there. We believe that our honourable judges will do their best to make judgments that are correct, they will do what is right. Everybody will see it and it will help to calm nerves, we will know that the right thing has been done, but if they do all these somehow like a secret meeting, even if they did the right thing, we will say who knows what they said.
“So, it is in the interest of the judiciary to allow this thing to be done. All these issues that there are witnesses, whose witness are not meant to be made public, for goodness sake, what are they hiding? If you have anything that people shouldn’t know, you shouldn’t be saying it.