Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has urged politicians to refrain from politicising judicial decisions, saying the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, was among those who had benefited from court rulings in the past.
Speaking during an exclusive interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Sani reacted to concerns surrounding the Federal High Court’s ruling affecting the registration of the NDC, stressing that confidence in the judiciary remained critical to the survival of Nigeria’s democracy.
The governor said politicians should not applaud the courts when judgments favour them and condemn the judiciary whenever decisions go against their interests.
“For some of us that believe in democracy, rule of law, judiciary, we believe we have to be very careful. Politicizing every judicial issue is not healthy for us,” he said.
Recalling Obi’s political history, Sani noted that the former Anambra State governor had secured his mandate through a landmark judicial pronouncement.
