ADC, PDP cases: We’re seated, atmosphere tense in Supreme Court – Umar Sani

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Sani, has said that hostility is precocious astatine the Supreme Court arsenic parties await judgement successful appeals involving the PDP and the African Democratic Congress.

Sani, successful a station connected X connected Thursday, said lawyers and tribunal officials were already assembled portion a five-member sheet of justices was being awaited to determine the cases.

He described the ambiance arsenic “tense and solemn”, with those contiguous observing prayers arsenic they expect the court’s decisions.

“We are each seated astatine the Supreme Court of Nigeria, waiting for the five-member sheet that volition determine the appeals involving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

“Counsel for the antithetic parties are arriving gradually, portion the tribunal registrar and enactment unit are already successful place. The ambiance is tense, solemn, and filled with anticipation arsenic everyone softly lifts their hands successful prayer, seeking divine favour and victory,” Sani wrote.

According to him, members of the faction aligned with Taminu Turaki are hopeful of a favourable result and prayed for the justices to present judgments guided by justness and the regularisation of...