CNPP wants Malami's sack over Odili’s home invasion

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*Justice Mary Odili


(Nigeria) The umbrella association of all registered political parties and political associations in the county, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the controversial and unwarranted invasion of the house of the second most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili by security operatives.

This is even as the CNPP congratulated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the successful conduct of its national convention, urging other political parties to emulate the rancour-free convention and the emergence of the youngest national youth leader in any major political party in the country.

In a statement by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the CNPP wondered “why President Buhari is still keeping Malami as the Chief Law Officer of the federation despite several embarrassing comments and actions.”

According to the statement, “Malami's continued stay in office as Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has become one of the biggest threats to democracy and rule of law in the country.

“Under his watch as Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, there have been obvious state sponsored invasions of houses of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Federal High Court, without any justification.

“The CNPP therefore calls on the National Executive of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to rise up to the occasion and ensure protection of the country’s judiciary and judicial officers in view of the unwarranted threats and intimidation of officers in the temple of justice, using security operatives under Malami's watch.

“His comments on national issues in recent times have equally portrayed him as a grave danger to rule of law and Nigerian democracy,” the CNPP observed.

Reacting to the successful conclusion of the PDP's national convention, the CNPP noted that “democracy can only grow in an atmosphere of transparency and fair play.

“The PDP has demonstrated that it is ready to get things right by departing from the era of unbridled impunity in the conduct of its affairs to become an example of a truly repentant political party.

“We commend the emergence of a 25-years old national youth leader of the PDP, a giant step in accommodating the younger generation of Nigerians who have been desirous to contribute to nation building.

“We therefore congratulate all the elected party leaders in the extraordinary convention of the PDP and urge them to work towards deepening of Nigeria's democracy and promotion of good governance in the country,” the CNPP stated.

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