Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe, has taken a swipe at former senator Shehu Sani over his reaction to a Federal High Court ruling that affirmed the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Ibe maintained that certain members of the judiciary had been instrumental in sustaining President Bola Tinubu’s mandate.
He made the remarks on Thursday in a post on X while responding to Sani’s comments after the court upheld the leadership of the ADC led by former Senate President David Mark.
Following the judgment, Sani wrote: “Now that the High Court has ruled in favour of Mark and against Nafiu, the Judiciary will now be called the ‘last hope of the common man’; It also means that there is no plot to impose a ‘one party state’.”
Reacting to the post, Ibe disagreed with Sani’s assessment, alleging that some judges had contributed to the preservation of Tinubu’s electoral victory.
“Hell no, @ShehuSani! Are you talking about the same judiciary, specifically the bench that some of its ignoble members have been standing on Tinubu’s mandate? Some of our politicians should infact be sent on attachment or refresher courses in the art of politicking to some of the judges. #Lifusprudence,” Ibe wrote.
The exchange followed Thursday’s ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which upheld the leadership of the ADC under David Mark.
Delivering judgment, Justice Musa Liman dismissed a suit filed by House of Representatives member Leke Abejide challenging the party’s leadership, holding that the matter lacked merit and was non-justiciable because it related to the internal affairs of a political party.
The court also upheld the preliminary objections raised by the ADC, its former National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, incumbent National Chairman David Mark, and National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola.
Justice Liman ruled that Abejide failed to prove that any of his legal rights had been infringed by the emergence of the party’s current leadership.
