By Milcah Tanimu

Labour Party assures that removing Tinubu through legal means won’t result in anarchy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expressed concerns over the threat made by President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawyers in a letter to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), seeing it as an attempt to intimidate the judiciary.

In response to this, the PDP stated that the lawyers’ remarks, which warned of crisis and anarchy if the court rules that their clients did not meet the constitutionally required 25% votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were subversive and a challenge to democratic order.

Debo Ologunagba, the national publicity secretary of the PDP, issued a statement condemning the APC’s actions, accusing them of seeking to blackmail the court and undermine the judiciary’s independence.

Additionally, the Labour Party (LP) shared its perspective on the matter, emphasizing that legal interpretations of the law should not lead to chaos or alteration of legislative intentions. The LP stressed the importance of adhering to the constitution’s stipulated requirements for a presidential candidate’s declaration, stating that threats from the APC could not alter the legal processes in place.

Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to upholding the rule of law and allowing the judicial system to function without undue pressure or interference.