By Williams ABAH
As the governorship election petition tribunal commenced sitting on Wednesday, 10th May 2023 in Nasarawa State, the Coalition for Justice in the early hours of Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in Karu local government area and other parts of the state demanding for justice.
The protesters who were mostly women, stormed Masaka Market and told the people that the reason for their actions was to express their bitterness over their stolen mandate by the ruling party in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, the spoke person of the group, Mr. James Allu, alleged that the coalition is aware of the government’s plan to induce the justices send to deliver judgement in the tribunal in the state.
According to Allu,” We are calling on the justices to stay away from all government facilities and patronage to avoid external influence In the dispensation of justice without fear or favour.
“We are already aware of how the government has been working tirelessly to ensure they influence the judges using some of the retired justices, from here we are going to INEC office in Lafia to make our demands” he said..
Allu also alleged that there were several attempts to duplicate the INEC-certified results which were legally given to the PDP by the Nasarawa State INEC REC and some staff, and the attempt to tamper with the Irev portal to ensure that the tribunal gets confused in the dispensation of justice.
Allu also said that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
He explained that the coalition desire to have a society of equity and not oppression adding that it is about their communities living like every other people in their ancestral land.
The protesters called on INEC and the judiciary to commit themselves to justice and dispense justice without fear or favour.