Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar may be on the verge of losing out at the Supreme Court even before his appeal case against the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which upheld Buhari's victory in the February 23rd election, begins.
The caucus, in a statement yesterday, jointly signed by its leader, Kingsley Chinda, Deputy leader, Chukuma Onyema, Whip, Umar Barde and Deputy Whip, Muraina Ajibola, alleged that, there was an attempt to influence the selection of the most senior justices to hear the case.
“Chief Justices of Nigeria through time have never in the selection of the Supreme Court surrendered to the phoney dictates of the ruling parties.
The Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko has previously lavished praise on the Nigerian judiciary saying it is one of the best in the world in terms of hard work and writing judgments.
He said the nation's Judiciary doesn't just pass judgment without following due processes for the sake of fairness.
He said, “We don’t write judgment merely by stating that so - and - so cases were filed by this and that and end it up by saying appeal is hereby dismissed or upheld.
“We have to give reasons and that is the bedrock of judgment writing. The Nigerian judiciary is one of the best in the world and if nobody has told you, I am telling you today.
Whether or not Atiku's case will be handled with fairness compared to the show of shame at the Presidential Tribunal, remains to be seen.