*PEPT UPDATES
*Good morning respectable ladies and gentlemen.*
*Sad news just filtering in has it that one of the Justices in the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, has resigned citing undue influence and interference from the Presidency.*
*Here are the excerpts;*
*Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Divided as Justice Ugo Resigns, Citing Demands to 'Kneecap' Democracy*
*In a shocking and unprecedented move, Nigerian Justice Boloukuoromo M. Ugo has resigned from the bench, citing demands from the executive branch that he believes would destroy the country's democracy.*
*In a statement, Justice Ugo said that siding with the government on this matter would be the 'death of Nigeria's democracy', and that he could not, in good conscience, remain silent. His resignation has sent shockwaves through the country, and raised serious questions about the state of Nigeria's democratic institutions.*
