PDP demands full scale probe of Supreme Court fire outbreak

• Says it’s suspicious

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded for a full-scale investigation into the Monday’s fire outbreak at the Supreme Court, describing it as suspicious.

The investigation, the party maintained, is necessary in order to unravel the circumstances or possible sabotage in the incident.

The PDP made call in a statement on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba in Abuja.

While describing the fire incident at the Supreme Court as suspicious, the party insisted that the outcome of the investigation should be made public, unlike those of previous fire incidents in various government Ministries, Departments and Agencies which were characteristically swept under the carpet by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administrations.

The leading opposition party similarly called on the Federal Government to beef up security around the Supreme.

The PDP also demanded that Nigerians must be assured of the safety of sensitive documents and equipment at the Court especially at this critical time.

The statement by the PDP reads in full, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is alarmed by the fire incident at the Supreme Court, describing it as suspicious.

“The PDP is worried over the fire outbreak especially given heightened public apprehension of possible arsonist attack with the intent to cripple and frustrate the Supreme Court from effectively discharging its constitutional duties, especially with regard to high profile electoral cases including the Presidential Election Appeals pending before it.

“Our Party demands for an immediate full-scale investigation into the fire outbreak with the view to unraveling the circumstances or possible sabotage in the incident.

“The PDP insists that the outcome of the investigation should be made public unlike those of previous fire incidents in various government Ministries, Departments and Agencies which were characteristically swept under the carpet by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administrations.

“While calling on the Federal Government to beef up security around the Supreme Court, the PDP also demands that Nigerians must be assured of the safety of sensitive documents and equipment at the Court especially at this critical time”, it ended.