The Rivers State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, on Tuesday called on the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike and his party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to stop the denigration of the Judiciary.
Peterside, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, said, “The vilification of an important arm of government like the judiciary by desperate politicians portends grave danger for Nigeria and her budding democracy. “
Both Wike and the PDP have criticised the judiciary since the governor lost his case at the election petition tribunal. DAILY POST recalls that 20 members of the state House of Assembly were also sacked by another tribunal.
He described Wike and the PDP’s onslaught on the judiciary as a precedence that must be checked quickly because of its grave consequences.
“The judiciary is a sacred and respected institution. Therefore, any person or persons who openly criticise judges and their rulings obviously have a sinister motive.
“However, it is gratifying to note that people are beginning to fully appreciate the character and temperament of the people we engaged during the last general elections in Rivers State.
“They are obviously finding it difficult to live under due process and the rule of law because they are used to impunity and violence, the two evils that were taken to new heights under the last government.
“If service is really the reason for being in politics, then it is tragic that these politicians are conducting themselves in such a spiteful manner. Nobody is above the law and when people openly and brazenly challenge institutions of state like the judiciary, it sends the wrong signal,” Peterside said.
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