Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, including a former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday made a surprise appearance at the presentation of a book in honour of the retired President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami.
The book titled, ‘Isa Ayo Salami: Through Life and Justice, was written to mark Salami’s retirement from service.
The former PCA retired while still serving a suspension placed on him by the National Judicial Council following a disagreement with the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu.
The APC delegation, which arrived shortly after the commencement of the event, also included the party’s National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, the governors of Osun, Ekiti and Zamfara states, Rauf Aregbesola, Kayode Fayemi, and Abubakar Yari respectively.
Others included the party’s national spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, as well as several national and state lawmakers in the party.
On behalf of ’11 progressive governors’ of the APC, Yari, the chief presenter, purchased 250 copies of the book in the sum of N55m.
According to him, the books are to be donated to Nigerian universities.
In an address at the event, Justice Salami, who retired after reaching 70 years on October 15, 2013, said he had no regrets for refusing to pervert the course of justice, as he was allegedly instructed by Justice Katsina-Alu, even though the development led to his suspension from office.
Punch
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