Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom
Wike, has blamed the ineffectiveness of President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight
against corruption on the inability of national institutions to act
independently.
Governor Wike spoke during a courtesy
visit by officials of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International
Affairs, UK, to Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Wike noted that “political
influence has weakened the fight against corruption. It is difficult to fight
corruption when the institutions are weak.
“Claiming to fight corruption
with weak institutions may just be a political ploy to attract sympathy from
western countries.”
Earlier, Manager of the Africa
Programme at Chatham House, Tighisti Amare, invited Wike to the institute to
deliver a keynote address on developmental issues, which he accepted.
It could be recalled that Social
rights organization, the Integrity Group issued a two-week ultimatum to the
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Walter Onnoghen to resign his position
for hobnobbing with Governor Wike despite his many “corrupt” activities
The group is also demanding the
investigation of Justice Onnoghen for allegedly violating his oath of office.
The Integrity Group in a petition
signed by its Executive Director, Livingstone Wechie to the National Judicial
Council, NJC accused Onnoghen of particularly.
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