6th November, 2023
The Abia chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused Labour Party of plotting to cause mayhem in the state over sack of Darlington Nwokocha, the Senate Minority Chief Whip.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos at the weekend sacked Nwokocha from the Senate and declared Austin Akobundu of the PDP as the winner of Abia Central senatorial zone.
While congratulating Akobundu on his victory at the Appeal Court, the PDP in a statement by Elder Abraham Amah, its acting State Publicity Secretary said it has uncovered plots by the Labour Party to instigate violence over the court ruling.
PDP said it saw a document in circulation on social media from the Labour Party in Ikwuano, calling on its members to a solidarity rally in black clothes to protest the judgement of the Court of Appeal.
“This is unheard of in the history of our democracy that a political party would call its members to protest the judgement of a court.
“Another document is the press conference addressed by the Chairman of Abia Labour Party, Mr. Cheeky Igara wherein he assumed the position of Judge Extraordinaire to lecture Abians, Nigerians and the press on why the judgement of a validly constituted court should not stand because a member of his party was removed from office.
Amah added that it is extremely disturbing to hear the Abia LP Chairman refer to a judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction with derogatory words like, “the rascality of the judiciary, especially muscling judgements, divisive judgements.”