Igbo youths warn Supreme Court

Youths of the southeast geo-political zone have called on the Supreme Court of Nigeria to exercise caution in the hearing of Andy Uba’s case. (Pictures show Idris Kutigi, President, National Judicial Commission (NJC) left; Uba, right and Governor Obi, down left)

The youths, operating on the platform of South East Youth Movement (SEYM), argue that it is strange, elsewhere in the world, for the apex court to revisit a particular case for three consecutive times, as is presently the case with the Andy Uba case.

Condemning the idea of litigating on Andy Uba’s case against Peter Obi several times, Chuka Olisadebe (Esq) and Justine Nwadiogbu, chairman and secretary respectively of the group, in a statement made available to KlinReports, contend that any case which has made two appearances in the same court of law ought not to be heard again.

The group regrets that the reverse had been the case in Nigeria where, instead of protecting the hallowed chamber of the apex court by being strict on the kind of case to hear, Nigeria’s Supreme Court allowed itself to revisit one case over a period of time.


While calling on Andy Uba to think twice over his quest to become governor of Anambra state, SEYM, also, asks him to refrain from acts capable of portraying him as being desperate over the seat. They warned that any untoward development in this regard may throw the state into darkness which the youths and every law abiding citizen of the state can ill afford.


The youth group said it had to disregard the rumor making round that the court would return Andy to Government House Awka, willy-nilly, even as it sincerely believes that the Supreme Court is peopled by men of integrity that will always stand on the part of justice no matter whose ox is gored.

Recalling the important role played by the court in clearing the heap of mess called election conducted by the duo of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and INEC Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, the youths believe that the court would always be on the side of the people.


While restating their confidence in the ability of the court to do what is right, the group urges it to end the matter once and for all when next it comes up for hearing, even as they called for caution.


Earlier, the youths who commended Governor Obi over his giant strides in the transformation of the state, said his ability to revitalize both education and health sectors are yet to be rivaled by any Governor within the zone.

They said Obi is the first Governor of the state to look in the direction of the long neglected people of the riverine areas and touched their lives in many ways.

They cited massive construction of roads and sinking of water boreholes among others as some of the things for which Obi is to be remembered by all. The southeast youths asks Governor Obi not to be distracted by provocative utterances or frivolous cases as Anambra people are solidly behind him