October 05, (THEWILL) – A socio-political group, Delta Integrity and Transparency Group (DITG), has called for the relocation of Court of Appeal Justices in Asaba, Delta State, to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
According to a statement signed by the group’s Coordinator, Hon. Amb. Augustine Ogbenetega, which read, “With the judgements delivered in Asaba by the Tribunals, there is need to relocate the Court of Appeal Justices in Asaba to Abuja, to enable petitioners, particularly the APC members get fair judgements.
“We had earlier charged the Delta State Election Petition Tribunals sitting in Asaba, to deliver fair judgements in all the petitions before them. Unfortunately, we were completely disappointed with the judgements, particularly those against APC members.
“We had also expressed worry over the alledged plot to use the Delta State Election Petition Tribunal to upturn the victories won by the APC in the just concluded National and State Assembly elections and true to the speculators most of the Tribunal judgements delivered in Asaba upturned the victories of APC winners.
“We believe that when the Court of Appeal Justices in Asaba are moved to Abuja, it will create the enabling environment for them to judiciously seek fair judgement and will protect their reputation.
“Therefore, it is our demand that the Court of Appeal Justices in Asaba, be moved to Abuja, to assist them uphold the integrity of the judiciary.”
