Leave Appeal Court President Out Of Plateau Politics

The Peace and Good Governance Advocates, PEGGA has expressed concern over recent media spotlight on the president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem over alleged contradictory court judgments on election petitions in Plateau State.

In a statement on Monday, the group averred that there has been no direct relationship between the appeal court president and the controversial judgments and as such expressed concern on why her person was being smeared in many tribal and political WhatsApp platforms in Plateau State.

The group in the statement issued by its national coordinator, Mani Imman, however, called on the Appeal Court president to ensure that she puts herself above all political or personal biases given that the major political contenders on the plateau are from the state.

“We are shocked that the person of the president of the Court of Appeal, Hon Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem is being brought into the political battle for the soul of Plateau State.

“It is alleged that those who lost out in the main election are now alleged to be throwing up the person of the respected jurist into the melee. We call on them to desist as the interest of Plateau is above all.

“No one should push the state into unnecessary crisis just after a peaceable election. Those who have issues with the election should use the instrumentality of the law to address their issues.

“We, however, call on Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem to put herself above political biases no matter the pressure on her. We are praying for her to resist and to project justice on the Plateau in a way that she and her generations unborn will not regret causing any mayhem that would lead to the death of a Plateau indigene.”

“We trust that the Almighty who has brought her to the position of the number one justice in the Appellate Court will not allow her to be used to destroy the peace that is now in her state,” the group said in pleading that Dongban-Mensm be left out of the politics on the Plateau.

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