Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan has accused the judiciary of causing the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Jonathan made the allegation at the launch of 50 books by Mike Ozekhome (SAN) to mark his 67th birthday.
He said the judiciary has continued to deliver judgements that have rather than bring justice, created trouble in Nigeria’s parties and democracy in general.
Calling on the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court to review its judgments, the former president faulted the suspension and expulsion of a PDP national chairman by the court.
He said, “Where the court says a Ward Chairman can expel a National Chairman of a political party. This is not in line with natural justice.
“The law is to control human behaviour and human behaviour must follow how God created systems.
“And, you cannot tell me that the Head of Department in a university, for example, can expel the Vice Chancellor,” Jonathan said.
Also noting that he has never seen a system where its sub-unit can discipline the top, Jonathan the court has created all manner of instability within the PDP.
“For the PDP exactly, in the constitution of the PDP, if you are a national officer, even your state cannot discipline you, not to talk about a Ward officer, who is not a member of the NEC, the National Executive Council,” Jonathan added.
The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.
