All Eyes On The Judiciary: How can you carry billboard and blackmail the judiciary – Frank Kokori

Former National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) General Secretary, Chief Frank Kokori, recently shared his thoughts on the alleged removal of “All Eye On The Judiciary” billboards across Nigeria by the Federal Government.

The “All Eye On The Judiciary” billboards, also known as AEOTJ, were placed in different areas as Nigerians awaited the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal held in Abuja. This decision was especially anticipated because both Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, representing the Peoples Democratic Party, contested President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.

According to him; “How can people just put billboards all over the places, warning the judiciary to be careful; all eyes on the judiciary? Has that ever happened since 1959 when we started having elections in this country? How can you just carry billboards and blackmail the judiciary?”

Chief Frank Kokori, in an interview with The Sun paper, expressed his views on this matter. He questioned the unprecedented move of putting up billboards all around the country, cautioning the judiciary to be careful and implying close scrutiny. He wondered if such a thing had ever happened since Nigeria’s election history began in 1959. Chief Kokori criticized this act of placing billboards as a form of attempting to pressure the judiciary and questioned the need to resort to such measures.

He also raised concerns about the fairness of trying to pressure judges using such tactics. He questioned the ethics of attempting to blackmail judges, emphasizing that it’s unjust to do so merely because they don’t respond to the pressure. Also Chief Kokori highlighted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) operated without errors during the general elections, indicating his confidence in the electoral process. He expressed concerns about the unprecedented nature of these billboards and criticized the act as a form of blackmail against the judiciary. He also questioned the fairness of pressuring judges and affirmed his confidence in the BVAS during the general elections.

“Is it fair to blackmail judges simply because the judges will not answer you? Why resort to blackmailing the judiciary?” Chief Kokori also emphasized that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) did not make any mistake during the general elections”

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