Rivers rerun poll: Wike faults politicisation of APC chieftain murder trial
Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike receiving the
report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Killings and other
violent acts during the March 19 Rerun Elections from the Chairman, Justice
Monima Danagogo at the Government House, PortHarcourt on Monday.
(Nigeria) Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has
described as worrisome, a deliberate ploy to politicise the
judiciary for the purpose of
hearing a bail application of a
chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, who was charged for murder
during the March 19, 2016 rerun elections in the state.
The governor
reiterated his confidence in the judiciary to live above the political games being played by the agents of APC.
Speaking at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday
during the submission of report by the Justice Monima
Danagogo Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Killings and other violent
acts/ related matters that occurred during the March 19, 2016 rerun elections
in Rivers State, Governor Wike decried the setting up of a special panel by the Court of Appeal basically to consider an appeal of an APC
chieftain standing trial for murder.
The governor stated
that he was shocked to read in National
Newspapers about the unprecedented action by the Court of Appeal, pointing
out that the
action is detrimental to the rule
of law and the maintenance of the
law and order in the state.
He regretted that the APC
through her agents have
politicised crime. He noted that the
immediate past Commissioner of Police in Rivers State was
queried and transferred because he
charged the notorious APC chieftain to
court for murder.
He said : "I just read in the papers today that they
have set up a special panel to hear bail application for a
murder case.
"We have had criminal
matters in court for years, but for a murder case now, Rivers State has
become a state where crime is
committed and it is being politicised.
"See how politics has entered into crime. Where you
belong to, matters. If you belong to a particular political
party, a special panel will be
set up for you. They believe that the person involved is an APC member from a
local government where a rerun will take place."
Speaking
further, the governor said : "This is not funny. Then you ask
yourself, if that happens, what are you
telling the bereaved.
Are you not telling them to do whatever they can to see that they get
justice from wherever.
"We were concerned about the last rerun elections and we set up a Judicial Commission
of Inquiry to look into it to know what
happened. Assuming that
recommendations have been made
for their prosecutions, they will take measures
to frustrate such
prosecutions".
He said that he has the political will to implement the
recommendations of the
Judicial Commission of Inquiry.
Earlier in his
remarks, Justice Monima Danagogo stated that the committee said
that the report is in four volumes for
the implementation of the
state government.
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