When the Supreme Court “Sets Aside” the Appeal Court judgement in 2022 which discharged and acquitted Nnamdi Kanu, it mean that the judgement has been rendered invalid. In other words, the judgement has been revoked or kept pending and does not stand anymore until further notice.

Although, it is right to note that it is only a higher court that has the power to render invalid a judgement made by a lower court when it feels that the basis in which that judgement from a lower court was made is not clear.

In this regard, between the Supreme Court and the Appeal Court which do you think is right or wrong? The Supreme Court is compromisingly wrong. The law says that you must not go against it’s rules to extradite a person and then still want the person to face trial of the same laws you neglected. According to the law, such cases cannot stand and this is where the Appeal Court based it’s judgement on October 13, 2022.

The Appeal Court’s judgement was in defense of the international law of extradition while the Supreme Court neglected the extradition law and revoked the Appeal Court judgement to favor the corrupt Executive arm of government.

Can’t you see a foul play here? Both the Federal Government and the Supreme Court has decided to use their federal mights in setting the law aside to deal physically with Nnamdi Kanu. The worst is that some people including those who are in government and those who are not are in support of this gross violation of the law from the executive and the judiciary arms of the Nigerian government but they forgot that the law is not a respecter of anybody.

One day they will face the same law and would want the law to favor them. It doesn’t happen anywhere and it won’t happen now. Use Ike Ekweremmadu as a case study and know that the cup you used to measure for others will same be used for you.

✍️ Ifeanyi Chibueze James, Family Writers Press International