Rivers state, Nigeria.
It is no longer news that Magnus
Abe’s group, a group funded and sponsored by Governor Wike to destabilize
Rivers APC, for the umpteenth time, suffered a huge blow today as the
trial/presiding Judge, Honourable Justice, I.R. Minakiri recused himself from
the matter today and returned the case to my Lord, the Honourable Chief
Judge of Rivers State, Honourable Justice S.C. Amadi.
You may appreciatively recall that
the outwitted Governor Wike through his puppet, Magnus Abe and some of his stooges
OGECHI OGWU EDWIN and others had approached the Rivers State High Court in Suit
No. PHC/1955/CS/2021 seeking for an interlocutory injunction against the
erstwhile Rivers State APC Caretaker Committee. The palace jesters sought,
among other reliefs, an order of the Honorable Court to set aside the Congress
of our party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State.
The Learned trial Judge presiding
over the matter, Hon Justice I. R. Minakiri in his infinite wisdom withdrew
from the matter after a painstaking perusal of the case files.
My Lord had already adjourned the
matter to the 24th day of February, 2022 for Judgment before he recused himself
from the suit for reasons not unconnected to some external pressure by Magus
Abe and Governor Wike who are bent on using the judicial process as an
instrument of political subterfuge.
The witty Learned trial Judge
returned the case file to the Chief Judge of the state while washing his hands
off the matter just like Pontius Pilate.
Similarly, Justice Minakiri also
withdrew from a sister suit from the same camp instituted by one Alaibo Soibibo
& 3 Ors. against the Rivers state APC and Isaac Ogbobula.
The move by the Learned trial judge
to recuse himself from the suits came on the heels of incessant pressure from
Governor Wike to cow my Lord into doing the bidding of Mr. Magnus Abe. This has
been their stock in trade.
*It is no longer news to us and to
members of the public that our adversary is Governor Wike who is bent on
stifling every possible opposition in Rivers State.
It is however unfortunate that Mr.
Magnus Abe and his ungodly followers have made themselves cheap tools in the
willing but dirty hands of Governor Wike for pecuniary benefits or whatever
their benefits may be.
We make bold to state that the tenure
of Governor Wike will elapse very soon and the judges should not risk making
themselves willing tools in the hands of Governor Wike whose tenure will elapse
by May, 2023.
The Judges of Rivers State High Court
should know that their career is much more important than the murky waters of
politics Governor Wike has dragged them into.
They should therefore resist any
further attempt by Governor Wike to use them to achieve his sinister political
motives in Rivers State. Justice Gbasam Okogbule and others made themselves
ready tools in the hands of Governor Wike.
Any Judge who dares to interfere this
time around into the internal affairs of Rivers APC will definitely run into
troubled waters as we will not hesitate to petition such a Judge to the NJC for
appropriate disciplinary action.
At this point, it is only proper we
advise the already battered Magnus Abe and his co travelers that they are again
traveling the lonely and unpopular road of ignominy. Instead of joining the APC
Rivers state to build a robust and formidable party where hard work is
rewarded, where hate is eschewed and love for a prosperous state is made the
driving spirit or in the alternative cut their losses and lick their wounds
quietly in their hideouts. Governor Wike cannot help you this time around.
They have again resorted to some
unwholesome/recalcitrant acts just to score cheap political points or better
still prove a point to their paymaster, Governor Ezenwo Wike.
We quite appreciate and concede to
the fact that the legal route has become part and parcel of politicking and
indeed the electioneering process especially in this clime. But, we find it
difficult to understand or condone how nonmembers of a political party could be
so obsessed and interested in the internal politics of the party which they are
not members of.
It is now clear that Abe and his
group have consciously rendered themselves as a cheap and willing tool in the
hands of Governor Wike and all those who are hell bent on destabilizing the
only formidable opposition party in the state. But, we’re confident God will
continue to disappoint their gimmicks devised to distract and destabilize our
great party.
We forgive them but we will not
tolerate further distraction from them.
Beyond the foregoing, we are resolute
and determined more than ever in our resolve to make real the promises of
democracy not only to our members but also to the good people of our dear
State, Rivers State.
At this juncture, it is only wise we
bring to the fore, at least to the right thinking members of the public of the
unwholesome move by Magnus Abe and his battered group ably aided by Governor
Wike to hoodwink the Honourable Chief Judge of Rivers State into reassigning
the suit to a ‘friendly Judge’. Every ungodly effort made in that regard by Abe
and his paymaster, Governor Wike will amount to nothing but a mere paper tiger.
This, we assure them.
We therefore, reiterate our readiness
to square it out with Magnus Abe and his co-travelers.
Ours is a party committed to obeying
the rule of law and the sanctity of the judicial process and we’ll not renege
in that resolve in spite of the move by Magnus Abe and Governor Wike to
manipulate the entire process.
We strongly believe in the
unflinching impartiality of the Nigerian Judiciary as the last hope of the
downtrodden.
Once again I congratulate the
Leadership of our great party in Rivers State and the State Working Committee
ably led by High Chief Emeka Bekee on their well deserved all round victories.
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