20th August, 2018
Okafor Ofiebor /Port-Harcourt
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter has raised the alarm alleging that there is an ongoing efforts by Governor Nyesom Wike and officials of Rivers State Government to enlist the services of a judge of the Rivers State Judiciary to sit and grant an injunction stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from proceeding to conclude and announce the result of last Saturday’s Phalga 3 Constituency by-election.
According to the party in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris Finebone, “So far, all the judges approached to execute the scheme have politely turned it down. The APC salutes the courage of these judges”
The party called on those yet to be contacted to emulate their colleagues and turn down an attempt by the government to abuse the judicial system.
The APC declared that despite the threats being made against those judges who have refused to be dragged into the matter, the judges of the State Judiciary, as noble men and women, would continue to display this kind of uncommon bravery and strict adherence to the tenets of the hallowed profession of dispensing justice without fear or favour.
APC urged Wike and the PDP in Rivers State to abandon their evil agenda meant to, once again, drag the judiciary into the murky political waters of the State.
The Rivers PDP and Rivers State Government are yet to react to the allegation.