Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers
state, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is worse than the
military era.
Wike said this during the
inter-denominational service held to mark the year’s armed forces remembrance
day.
Accusing the government of poor
human rights record, Wike said Nigerians would resist any attempt to
“deliberately truncate the nation’s democracy”.
He said the plan to arraign
Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria, is aimed at “frightening the
judiciary, ahead of the attempt to manipulation of the polls”.
The governor added that the trial
of Onnoghen is targeted at the Niger Delta.
“Since 1960 when Nigeria gained
independence, for the first time in 2011, a Niger Delta person became the
president. The entire country ganged up against him,” he said.
“They gave excuses and denied us
a second term. We did not fight. We did not shed blood. He said his ambition
was not worth the blood of any Nigerian and they called him a weak man.
“Since 1960, no Niger Delta
person has been the chief justice of Nigeria. When it came to his own time to
be appointed the chief justice of Nigeria politics came in. They were not
willing to appoint him. It was God that created the circumstances. The
president was sick and was flown out. That was how Onoghen became the chief
justice of Nigeria.
“Now, because they believe that
the Niger Delta is not part of this country, they have come again with all
kinds of stories. They think they are talking to small children. Fabricated
stories and said he did not declare his assets in 2011. Step aside for who take
over? We must know whether or not we belong to this country. Enough is enough.
I have never seen people who are so desperate to cling to power.
“Nigeria will resist any attempt
to truncate this democracy. “We are no longer in a democracy. This system is
worse than the military. Even under the military, opinions of the people count.
“In order for them to consolidate
in their rigging machinery, they want to gag the judiciary. The only that they
want to do is to intimidate the judiciary.
“How can an attorney general who
calls himself an attorney general sit and file such charges against the chief
justice of Nigeria one month to the general election. What kind of crisis are
they setting up. They want to cause crisis in the judiciary and they think
everyone should keep quiet?”
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