YPP wants Akwa Ibom election tribunal transferred to Abuja

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has appealed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria to relocate the sitting of the Akwa-Ibom Governorship Petition Tribunal to Abuja.

Mr. Egbeola Wale-Martins, the National Publicity Secretary of the YPP, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

“Desperate times call for desperate measures; hence, we call on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayade Ariwoola, to, as a matter of urgency, move the ongoing Governorship Petition Tribunal in Akwa-Ibom to Abuja.

“This is in order to put a halt to the desperation of the PDP to cow everyone, including the tribunal, into submission. It is important that the tribunal continue to maintain neutrality, which is already threatened by the unlawful actions of the PDP.

“In addition, we call on the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to use the Akwa-Ibom situation as a litmus test and send a strong message to police officers who have made themselves available as willing tools in the hands of the state government.

“Adequate security protection should also be given to all our key witnesses and relevant YPP stakeholders in Akwa-Ibom,” he said.

Wale-Martins said that the party was hopeful of winning the case if given the chance to prove its points at the tribunal.