Opposition party, PDP and Reno Omokri have reacted to news of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa withdrawing as chairman of the 2019 Presidential Election Tribunal.
In a post shared on Twitter, Reno said Bulkachuwa’s action showed she is courageous and patrotic.
Bulkachuwa stepped aside from the tribunal after the PDP accused her of having personal ties with the ruling party, APC.
Read Reno Omokri reaction below;
“I commend Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa for recusing herself from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
It is the right thing to do considering that her husband is an elected @OfficialAPCNg politician. Her action took courage and shows patriotism”
Bulkachuwa stepped aside from the tribunal after the PDP accused her of having personal ties with the ruling party, APC.
Read Reno Omokri reaction below;
“I commend Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa for recusing herself from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
It is the right thing to do considering that her husband is an elected @OfficialAPCNg politician. Her action took courage and shows patriotism”
Read PDP’s reaction below;
“Breaking News!
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa Steps Aside
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the President of the Court of Appeal has disqualified herself from the 2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal citing personal reasons and her satisfaction that the position of the law has been established.
Justice Bulkachuwa recused herself after the Tribunal dismissed the petition of the PDP and its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging her likelihood of bias on grounds of her relationship with her husband and son as Senator Elect and Governorship Candidate of the ruling APC respectively.
While delivering the judgment, the five man panel of the tribunal in a unanimous ruling, held that being a mother or wife of a politician is not weighty enough to disqualify her from sitting on the tribunal since both the husband and son were not party to the case before it.
The four remaining members of the panel will continue sitting and her replacement will be announced in due time.”
“Breaking News!
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa Steps Aside
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the President of the Court of Appeal has disqualified herself from the 2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal citing personal reasons and her satisfaction that the position of the law has been established.
Justice Bulkachuwa recused herself after the Tribunal dismissed the petition of the PDP and its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging her likelihood of bias on grounds of her relationship with her husband and son as Senator Elect and Governorship Candidate of the ruling APC respectively.
While delivering the judgment, the five man panel of the tribunal in a unanimous ruling, held that being a mother or wife of a politician is not weighty enough to disqualify her from sitting on the tribunal since both the husband and son were not party to the case before it.
The four remaining members of the panel will continue sitting and her replacement will be announced in due time.”
