{"id":287253,"date":"2023-09-05T06:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T05:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=287253"},"modified":"2023-09-05T06:57:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T05:57:01","slug":"presidential-election-dont-truncate-democracy-uphold-constitution-bode-george-tells-tribunal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/05\/presidential-election-dont-truncate-democracy-uphold-constitution-bode-george-tells-tribunal\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential election: Don\u2019t truncate democracy, uphold constitution, Bode George tells Tribunal"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>He warned the judiciary to uphold the tenet and doctrine of democracy and also affirm the provisions of the country\u2019s constitution and laws<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The elder statesman faulted the Federal Government\u2019s method in the distribution of palliatives to Nigerians describing it as voodoo economics<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former Deputy National Chairman of the People\u2019s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has warned Nigeria&#8217;s judiciary against desecrating the nation&#8217;s constitution and violating the laws of the land.<\/p>\n<p>He also beseeched the judiciary to uphold the tenet and doctrine of democracy and also to affirm the provisions of the country\u2019s constitution and laws.<\/p>\n<p>Bode George appealed the judiciary not to allow it to be used to truncate the electoral process as it delivers judgment on the Presidential Election Petition.<\/p>\n<p>He made the appeal while speaking during a state-of-the-nation press conferece in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Within Nigeria had reported that the presidential election petition tribunal had fixed Wednesday September 6 for its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/04\/tribunal-fixes-date-for-judgement-on-atiku-obis-petitions-against-tinubu\/\">delivery of judgment<\/a><\/strong> on petitions challenging Tinubu\u2019s victory in the February 25th presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Warning the judiciary not to truncate the electoral process, the PDP leader said: \u201cWhoever that the tribunal eventually announces as the winner of the election, I am saying, if the judiciary pronounces anybody the president with the shambolic procedure from this election, it will be a shame on this country. 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