FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the nation’s judiciary to do the right thing by rejecting what he calls bogus election litigation filed by politicians.
Jonathan spoke in Asaba, Delta State’s capital, when he inaugurated the Delta State High Court Complex and presided over the distribution of 20 Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicles to state judges.
He lauded Governor Sheriff Oborewvori and his administration’s development initiatives in the state.
He said, “My thinking is that 50 percent of those who go to court go to court because they felt they were cheated by the electoral management system; they were rigged out.
“When you feel naturally aggrieved, you have to go to court. So, assuming the elections are properly conducted, they know they failed the election, but they feel they can use the judiciary to declare them winners.
“If the judiciary doesn’t declare who doesn’t win the election that they are winners, that many 50 percent will not go to court.
“In South Africa, the electoral management body will never compromise, they all know. If you lose the election, you just wait for the next election. You don’t need to go to court.
“Because if you go to court, the judiciary too will not compromise. So, you will not get anything.”
The High Court building, which has been in operation since 1999, has five floors and includes six court rooms, six conference halls, six witness waiting rooms, six holding cells, six secretarial offices, two general conference halls, a ceremonial hall, a multi-purpose hall, and a library.
