Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike has declared victory over all
those he said plotted his downfall in his party, the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP and his administration.
Wike spoke at the Special Thanksgiving Service organised to
celebrate the appointment of Hon. Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi as the Chief
Judge of Rivers State, at St. Philip’s Anglican Church, Elibrada Parish, in
Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday.
According to him, the recent crises that were stirred within
the PDP were spearheaded by people who, in secret meetings, plotted to bring
him down.
But he declared that all those involved in the plot are now
out of their various positions, according to a statement iss issued by Kelvin
Ebiri, his Special Assistant.
Wike was quoted as saying that “Recently, you heard there
was some crises in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Everybody who was
involved, that plotted everything for my downfall, all are out. Everyone, that
slept, that went to a meeting, planning how they’re going to bring me down, not
one survived.”
The governor also alluded that similar plot was contrived
when the former Chief Judge of the State, Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra was to
be appointed, but the plot also failed no matter how hard they tried.
He wondered why somebody would render services for the
interest of Rivers State and when it is time for appointment, people started to
conspire and even tried plotting against his government.
“When your predecessor, (Justice Iyayi-Lamikanra) was
appointed, you have said here that people came to you to say she’s not from
Rivers State. Such people are enemies of the State. That is why this country
cannot move forward.
“Somebody who has put his or her life serving the State all
through her career, making sure that the State moves forward, and at the time
of benefits, you now say the person is not from your State. But all the
services rendered was for the interest of your State.
“When your predecessor was appointed, people started to
conspire, people started to plot against my government. Your colleagues, some
of them started conspiring. I said, well, what will be will be. I do know that
it is God that made me to become governor. Nobody will survive to plot the
downfall of my government. Nobody will survive it.”
The governor explained that when Justice Iche Ndu retired as
the Chief Judge of the State, the judiciary was plunged into crisis, resulting
in the shutting down of the court for some years. According to him, even when
the State did not have a substantive Chief Judge, billions of Naira were signed
off steadily in the State judiciary.
According to him, reports of the committee that was set up
by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) indicted some principal judicial
staff, some of who were eventually promised to be shielded by somebody who had
hoped to become a Chief Judge.
“And so the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has to set up
a committee to investigate it because there was no Chief Judge, but look at the
record, billions are being spent. Who is responsible of this expenditure?
“You can’t believe it, some registrars were using that
opportunity to make money. You can’t believe the kind of houses people at that
level could will build within that period, and they were found guilty.
“Some one who believes that he or she will be the next Chief
Judge had to interfere with that investigation, and security picked it up. And
simply because some of them are from the same community and she said, when I
become Chief Judge I will set aside that indictment by the Judicial Service
Commission, security picked it up. That was how you(Justice Amadi) became the
Chief Judge.”
Speaking further, Governor Wike acknowledged the role played
by the former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, who appointed Justice
Amadi to be a Judge of the State High Court, and also ensured that Ikwerre
produced Governor of Rivers State.
Governor Wike said it is not out of place for the Ikwerres
to stand always with the Odilis because of his love for them since one good
turn deserves another.
Governor Wike enjoined the Chief Judge to be diligent in his
duties, assertive in achieving results, utilise money meant for the judiciary
judiciously and desist being vindictive.
In his speech, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi acknowledged
that only God deserves all the thanks for his benevolence over his life, and
his appointment as Chief Judge.
He noted that God uses men to accomplish his will and
Governor Wike was God’s instrument to make that appointment possible.
In his sermon at the service, Archbishop of the Province of
Niger Delta and Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ikwerre, Most Rev. Blessing
Enyindah said it is only God who can raise any person from obscurity to
prominence.
He stressed that God expects those who have so enjoyed His
grace and mercies in areas of good health, business successes and promotion to gladly
acknowledge it by returning to thank him.
Archbishop Enyindah enjoined the Justice Amadi who God has
raised among other judges to become the Chief Judge of Rivers State, to not
only thank God in the church as he has returned to do but be determined to
continually discharge his duties conscientiously and give justice to the
people.
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