Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticised opposition parties over allegations that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, influenced a Federal High Court judgment nullifying the David Mark led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Keyamo described the opposition’s position as a flawed argument that any court case lost by an opposition party must have been influenced by the ruling party.
He made the remarks in a post on his official X handle on Friday, following the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, which also voided the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the ADC presidential candidate.
Opposition figures had accused President Bola Tinubu and the APC of influencing the ruling.
However, Keyamo rejected the allegations, arguing that opposition parties had adopted an assumption that every unfavourable court decision must be politically motivated.
“The warped subliminal logic floating around is that it is Impossible for an opposition Party to lose a case in court; if it does, then it must be the interference of the ruling Party,” Keyamo said.
The minister also accused the ADC faction led by Mark of attempting to take control of a political party established by Nigerians without following its constitution.
He argued that the process through which the faction allegedly assumed control lacked the necessary approval from the party’s internal organs.
“You cannot invade a political party owned and built by Nigerians and hijack it with the connivance of a so-called National Chairman without a prior meeting and approval of a mini National Convention or the National Executive Committee,” he said.
Keyamo maintained that the court reached its decision based on facts and evidence rather than political sentiments or public reactions.
