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Supreme Court Judges Reveal How PDP Uses Social Media To Bully Them

Afnews Editor

May 27, 2023

Supreme Court Judges Reveal How PDP Uses Social Media To Bully Them

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The Supreme Court has claimed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used social media to bully and terrorize its justices.

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A justice of the apex court, Inyang Okoro, stated this while delivering judgment in PDP's appeal seeking to void the election of President-elect Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination.

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The five-member panel threw out the appeal and held that the appellant had no locus standi to institute the suit.

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Okoro held that the appellant tried to mislead the Supreme Court, by claiming that the lower court found that there was indeed a double nomination and slammed PDP's attempt to use social media as "appalling and unprofessionalÔÇØ.

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Okoro said: "Using the social media to terrorize and bully the justices of the supreme court by the appellant is appalling and unprofessional.

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"The appeal is without merit and is dismissed. I abide by the award of cost in the lead judgement.ÔÇØ

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