Southeast Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Court of Appeal Abuja judgment of December 16, 2020, which subdued its former National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh’s conviction renewed trust in the PDP and all Nigerians, who have confidence in constitutional democracy.
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National Vice Chairman of the party in the Southeast, Chief Ali Odefa, in an assertion, yesterday, expressed that a cautious assessment of the High Court processes and judgment that condemned Metuh to a seven-year prison term was a foreordained choice from Justice Okon Abang’s to satisfy some undemocratic powers.
“In building a progressive democratic society, patriots pay heavy prices with some even paying the supreme price. Metuh’s 10-month sojourn at the Federal Correctional Centre, Kuje, Abuja, was part of the price our party has to pay for building a viable democratic culture where the rule of law takes precedence over individual and personal interests and fantasies.
“As the party that piloted the affairs of the Nigeria’s transition from military rule to democratic governance, the PDP is not new to the oppressive tactics and anti-democratic forces including using some judicial officers to carry out their predetermined ends in the cloak of serving justice.
“We are, however, consoled and at the same time given hope by the patriotic conduct and decision of the Court of Appeal, which has restored hope in our judicial system,” Odefa said in the statement.
He said the Appeal Court’s choice had once shown that Nigeria was greater than individual or party interests, adding that the PDP was focused on Nigeria’s democratization process and the solitary equity served for Metuh’s situation had additionally reinforced the conviction and resolve to make Nigeria turn out again for all.
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