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Atiku’s words after Justice Bulkachuwa’s withdrawal from Presidential election Tribunal

Saddam Yusuf Saleh
By Saddam Yusuf Saleh
Published: May 23, 2019
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Atiku Abubakar, former vice president of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, has commended Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the President of the Court of Appeal, for withdrawing from the presidential election petition tribunal.

Earlier, Okay Nigeria reported Bulkachuwa personally withdrew from the Presidential election Tribunal.

Meanwhile, reacting to the move, Atiku in a statement said his “legal team’s objection was not a reflection on Justice Bulkachuwa’s character or competence.

The statement read:

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“As a matter of fact, I have great respect for her, being a pioneer and advocate for gender equality and female empowerment.

“One of the principal maxims of the Common Law is nemo judex in causa sua (no man shall be a judge in his own case). The call by my legal team for Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to recuse herself from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal was predicated on this principle, being that her husband, Alhaji Mohammed Bulkachuwa, is an All Progressives Congress Senator-elect and the case she was expected to adjudicate upon had a bearing on that party.

“It is with this in mind that I commend Justice Bulkachuwa for recusing herself from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Panel hearing my petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari.

“Her action showed courage and is an act of patriotism. She has, by this action, increased the confidence the public have for the judiciary.

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“Not only do I commend her, I also pray, especially in this holy month of Ramadan, that Justice will be done by the tribunal according to the fear of God and not in keeping with respect for the powers that be.

“May God bless the judiciary and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

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