“Kebbi Govt Using Judiciary To Silence Opposition”- PDP …Kicks Against Imprisonment Of It’s PRO By Sharia Court ….Says ‘It’s Politically Motivated’
From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has strongly condemned a ruling delivered by a Sharia court in Birnin Kebbi sentencing its Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Sani Dododo, to Prison without proper hearing describing it as a political motivated and an attempt to silence opposition voices in the State.
The party made its position known at a Press conference held at the PDP State Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, where it accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration of Governor Nasir Idris of using the judiciary as a tool for political percecution.
The State Party Chairman, Alhaji Usman Suru, described the court’s ruling based on comments Dododo made during a public radio programme as unjust and a clear attempt to stifle position voices.
“Alhaji Sani Dododo, in his capacity as the official spokesperson of the PDP, spoke with the full authority and backing of our party. His remarks reflected the PDP’s collective position on what we consider reckless, extravagant, and ruddeless governance under Governor Nasir Idris,”he said.
He further alleged that key government institutions, including the judiciary, have been compromised to serve political interests, accusing Governor Idris of weaponizing the legal system against the opposition.
Meanwhile, while reacting to PDP allegation, the Kebbi State government through the Press Secretary to the State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Idris exonerated the Sate governor and government from the travails of Alhaji Sani Dododo in the hands of the State Judiciary.
Ahmed Idris, noted that the issue was a personal one between one Muhammad Anace and Sani Dododo.
Noting that neither the State Governor nor the APC ruling government has hand in the saga with Dododo and his party.
“We want to make it categorically clear to to the good people of Kebbi State that His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, is a true democrat who respects the rule of law,” he added.
