The Grassroots Mobilization Network GMN, a support group of the African Democratic Congress ADC, has accused Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its agents.
GMN Secretary General, Usman Bala Idris, made the allegation in Abuja on Wednesday.
He described Justice Lifu as the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike’s judge, working for Tinubu.
“The case between ADC and Nafiu Bala was deliberately assigned to Lifu to derail the main opposition ADC and stop its candidate from participating in the 2027 election,” Mr. Idris alleged.
According to him, the judiciary was being deployed as a political weapon. “What we are seeing is not justice, it is judicial manipulation to favour the ruling party. Lifu is not acting as a judge, he is acting as an APC operative in a robe.”
Mr. Idris also said, “Nigerians and opposition parties do not have trust in Justice Lifu’s judgment because of his past judgments, which defied logic.”
GMN warned the Federal High Court, Abuja, not to truncate democracy, saying “the consequences will be disastrous for the country”.
“Whatever happens to our democracy, the likes of Lifu will be held responsible,” Mr. Idris stated. “Nigerians will remember those who sold their conscience for pecuniary favours.”
He further claimed “Lifu is among those judges being used to scuttle opposition in the country. This is a coordinated plot to weaken every alternative voice ahead of 2027.”
“We call on our elder statesmen and the international community to call the Nigerian judiciary to order,” he added. “If the courts continue on this path, the faith of the people in democracy will collapse.”
