Court Fiasco: FG plotting To Overthrow Me, Says Wike
Court Fiasco: FG plotting To Overthrow Me, Says Wike
Court Fiasco: FG plotting To Overthrow Me, Says Wike
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Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the devastating
attack on Rivers State Judiciary on Friday is an attempt by the Police
and the All Progressive Congress (APC ) to overthrow the Rivers State
Government.
The
governor spoke on Friday after he inspected the Rivers State High Court
Complex destroyed by the Police and supporters of the APC from the
faction of the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
The
APC and Police damaged several courtrooms, ransacked the court library
, destroyed vehicles and looted shops hundreds of expended bullets
littered the High Court Complex.
Wike
said it is unfortunate that the Nigeria Police connived with leaders of
the APC to close the courts and stop it from dispensing justice to
Rivers people.
He
said: “This is very unfortunate. Do not trivialize this invasion by
saying it is just an attack by the APC on the judiciary. This is a
complete coup by the Nigerian Police and the APC to overthrow the Rivers
State Government.
“We have said it before and we have been vindicated by this callous joint invasion of the Rivers State Judiciary”.
He
regretted that the Rivers State Police Commissioner decided to copy the
Inspector General of Police in the exhibition of recklessness and
lawlessness against an arm of Government carrying out its lawful duty.
“We
cannot continue to rely on the police to defend us. We must all stand
up to defend democracy. What has happened is a sign of what APC and
Police have planned.
“APC
Federal Government is not prepared for election. Therefore, they want
to truncate the nation’s democracy. They are fomenting trouble to
create an avenue for the military to take over.
“The
APC Federal Government sponsored Senator Omo-Agege at the Federal High
Court. Nobody invaded the court. This action by the Police and APC
is not acceptable”, he said.
Wike
noted that it was the immediate past Rivers State Governor, Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi who plotted the attack on the Judiciary on Thursday on
behalf of the Federal Government , pointing out that the plot was
executed by a Former Local Government Chairman already standing trial
for murder.
“We
must defend ourselves and the nation’s democracy. We cannot continue
to rely on the police. Remember, it was the police that kidnapped a
sitting governor.
“Nigerians
have rejected the APC and there is nothing anybody can do about it.
Since they are unpopular, they want to truncate the nation’s democracy
“, he said.
He
commended Rivers youths for rising in defence of their mandate by
mobilising to open the courts, despite the shootings by the Nigerian
Police.
APC
and Policemen on Friday locked the gates of the Rivers State Judiciary
in an attempt to stop the court from hearing a suit filed against the
party by aggrieved members.
The
governor was guided during the inspection tour of the High Court
Complex by Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Adama Iyayi-Laminkara.
In
a relelated governorship aspirant on the platform of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has commended the Judiciary
in Rivers State for the courage to stand boldly as the last hope of the
common man by granting the request of some members of APC who
approached the courts in order to seek a peaceful resolution to the
crises that rocked the party after the ward congresses where members who
have paid for forms were willfully excluded.
Abe, in a statement issued in Port
Harcourt by his spokesperson, Parry Saroh Benson, said it was
regrettable that party leaders will descend so low by attempting to
obstruct the functions of the Judiciary and disrupting the courts from
sitting in the face of violent intimidation.
“We commend some members of the party
who approached the courts in order to seek a peaceful resolution to the
crisis that rocked the party after the ward congresses and for insisting
that justice must prevail for those who were disenfranchised.”
“They
have done well because the absence of law is the presence of anarchy
and as Rivers people, we cannot fold our arms and allow anarchy to
envelope the State.”
Source: TheNews
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