– APC governorship candidate in Rivers state draws the attention of security agencies to call Governor Nyesom Wike to order
– Peterside suggests that Wike’s supporters knew the verdict of the court long before the Supreme Court pronounced it
– Peterside says that the decision of the Supreme Court on the Rivers state election was not a product of justice
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has drawn the attention of security agencies and the presidency to call Governor Nyesom Wike to order
The governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has drawn the attention of security agencies and the Presidency to call Governor Nyesom Wike to order on what he called ‘unguarded utterances’ on live television last Sunday.
Dakuku Peterside in a press conference said to give credence to the pervading doubt being expressed on the judgment in public space, especially in the media. Many Nigerians continue to wonder why PDP and Governor Wike’s supporters went on wild celebration across Rivers State as early as 9:00 am on the day of judgment even if the actual verdict was handed down at about 6:20 pm of that day.
Peterside said it clearly suggests that they might have been in the know of what the judgment would be long before the Supreme Court pronounced it. This is coupled with several comments especially on the social media some 3 weeks earlier such as“Thank God there will now be no need for a rerun election….. It is surely ending at the Supreme Court,” etc.
Dakuku said: “Credible information confirmed that Nyesom Wike had earlier confessed to some persons of having met one of the Justices of the Supreme Court in Mbaise during an important burial, another at Owerri in a hotel and yet others in Dubai and Saudi Arabia respectively. These Justices were in the panel that decided the matter in Wike’s favour.
Peterside said: “However, the most striking revelation by Nyesom Wike is contained in his account at the thanksgiving service last Sunday. He obviously stunned his audience and the watching world when he confessed that when it came to the Judges, Dr. Peter Odili and the wife Justice Mary Odili [a Justice of the Supreme Court] were his advisers. This simply confirmed his earlier statements that he had contact with the Justices after several attempts to reach the Chief Justice of the country failed.
Peterside said: “However, the most striking revelation by Nyesom Wike is contained in his account at the thanksgiving service last Sunday. He obviously stunned his audience and the watching world when he confessed that when it came to the Judges, Dr. Peter Odili and the wife Justice Mary Odili [a Justice of the Supreme Court] were his advisers. This simply confirmed his earlier statements that he had contact with the Justices after several attempts to reach the Chief Justice of the country failed.
It is therefore obvious that the decision of the Supreme Court on the Rivers state election was not a product of justice but rather a product of compromise and orchestrated contrivance to legalise electoral violence and rigging and, in turn, reward injustice. This calls for serious introspection by our Judiciary and judicial officers.
“For the records, in his speech at the church service, Governor Nyesom Wike probably forgot that he was on live telecast when he stated: “Let me thank our former governor, Dr. Peter Odili [husband of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili]. He will call memidnight to tell me what to do….he will say ‘go so so place.’ I took all his advice, and here we are today.” This shocking confession needs no further explanation except for you and other decent Nigerians to further make your fair conclusions.
On Wike’s threat to INEC officials Still speaking at Thanksgiving service Wike said that through the ruling, the apex court helped in preventing bloodshed in Rivers State.
Quoting Wike: “Blood would have flowed if the election was going to hold again….So, I called some people including the Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, that I was not going to run again. They said why and I explained that if I did, many people would die.”
Quoting Wike: “Blood would have flowed if the election was going to hold again….So, I called some people including the Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, that I was not going to run again. They said why and I explained that if I did, many people would die.”
Peterside said “These voluntary confessions made by Gov. Nyesom Wike confirm beyond doubt that Nyesom Wike was obviously behind the orgy of violence during the last elections.”
The APC governorship candidate said Governor Wike continued: “On his verbal incontinence at the church service, Nyesom Wike lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian military. He dared President Buhari thus: “If you like bring your Boko Haram soldiers to Rivers State, I will enter INEC office on election day [National and State Assembly rerun elections), let me see who will push me out.”
Dakuku regretted that: “This kind of statement typifies the persona of Wike as someone lacking in respect, patriotism and character of being a councillor much more a state governor in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Let me draw the attention of Nyesom Wike to the fact that it is most callous of him to demonstrate such level of denigration on the gallant officers and men of the Nigerian military who are putting their lives at risk every other day to safeguard the Nigeria state and citizens when he referred to them as Boko Haram soldiers.
“I vehemently condemn such display of verbal indiscretion against Mr. President and the Nigerian military.”
“Let me draw the attention of Nyesom Wike to the fact that it is most callous of him to demonstrate such level of denigration on the gallant officers and men of the Nigerian military who are putting their lives at risk every other day to safeguard the Nigeria state and citizens when he referred to them as Boko Haram soldiers.
“I vehemently condemn such display of verbal indiscretion against Mr. President and the Nigerian military.”
Dakuku pointed out is that Governor Wike has vowed to fight corruption his own way than support the anti-graft campaign of the Buhari administration.He quoted Wike as saying “We would not support the fight against corruption; we would not take anybody to the EFCC because I know what would happen.”
The press conference was attended by Deputy Governorship candidate, Asita O.Asita,Chairman of APC,Dr Davis Ikanya,and Chieftains of APC.
In another development, Peterside, has accused Governor Wike to have influenced the decision of the Supreme Court which validated his electoral victory.
He said that the judgment was a product of compromise and a move to legalise electoral violence and reward injustice,
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