He said in spite of his compassionate position in the matter, Justice Mustapha confessed that he received the greatest insults of his life on the MKO Abiola’s case and urged his colleagues in service to develop a thick skin for such a situation being the price they must pay as judicial officers of Nigeria.

The relations between the two countries cannot be anything other than cordial. The occasional rough edges are there but I want to confirm to you that when these cases have been reported, we have found and verily so, that it is not policy of the South African government

CNPP National Chairman, Maxi Okwu has commended yesterday’s dismissal of Chief Andy Uba’s case by the Court of Appeal, saying “it is in tune with the wishes of the people of Anambra.The judgment should be appreciated by all true democrats in Nigeria in the interest of politics and peace in Anambra,” Okwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

After the nullification of the election of Mrs. Folake Olunloyo-Oshinowo who represented Ibadan North West / South West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives by the Court of Appeal, Ibadan, division , the stage is now set for a rerun today.

This distrust of Igbo denied Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s foremost independence crusader, the executive presidency in 1979 and 1983, neither was Dr. Alex Ekwueme, an ex vice- president, deemed fit to occupy the exalted position. Indeed, the 1983 coup was planned to stop Ekwueme from becoming president, Uwechue said, quoting then Transport minister, Umaru Dikko and other northern oligarchies.