The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the continued silence by the Federal Government on the attacks on judges in Ekiti State was the reason he did not personally attend the National Award ceremony in Abuja.
Oyegun said he was too shocked about the desecration of the judiciary for him “to wear agbada and shake hands with the federal government.”
According to him, he could not put himself together to receive an award in a country where its halls of justice have been desecrated and there was no forceful reaction from the federal government.
The APC national chairman spoke in Benin City, Edo State, after he received some Ijaw youth groups, who presented him a copy of their resolution not to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
Oyegun said total judiciary in the country was on trial and the world is waiting for judges’ reaction.
He said, “How seriously would they react? Will they get cowed again by the power structure of the nation or will they stand up for themselves and say we cannot have this? It must not happen. I was traumatized. I personally did not go to receive the national award of CON.
“This is a very unprecedented happening, the humiliation of the judiciary. Thuggery in the sacred halls of the judiciary.
“Has this country degenerated to that extent?”
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foolish excus. you may never get such opportunity again. polical excuse just to pleased your bosses.
ReplyDeleteYes Mr. Chairman, If you had gone, you would have been sacked by your pay master, unfortunately, you re the loose here, this is what poverty can cause to a retired General who does not know his worth, to be used by a Tinubu, to me this is the highest desecration of your profession. Unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteI blame our leaders for indiscriminate award of National honour. How does Oyegun and most of the others merit a national honour?
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