Nigeria Sliding Dangerously – Wike Warns
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike says Nigeria is currently directionless and dangerously drifting out of control.
He also condemned the politicization of governance process, blaming the unhealthy development for the nation’s worrying downward slide in all spheres.
Speaking while swearing-in four judges of the State’s High Court and Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike regretted that politicising governance has led to the entrenchment despair and frustration across the country.
He praised elder statesman, General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) for speaking truth to power about the security architecture of the country, noting that the nation’s security has been deliberately compromised by security agencies working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to undermine security of lives and property across the country.
The Governor said APC’s deliberate crisis and threat to violence over the establishment of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps underscores the Party’s devilish schemes to promote insecurity in Rivers State.
According to Governor Wike, “Nigeria has gotten to a point that we don’t know where we are heading. I don’t use to fast, but, I will fast for God to keep General Danjuma. General Theophilus Danjuma has said the obvious truth. It is happening daily in Rivers State.
“We are setting up our Neighbourhood Safety Corps, but, they are generating crisis. We only replicated what is in existence in Lagos State, but nobody queries that of Lagos State. Only recently, Nasarawa State launched her outfit, without being challenged.”
Governor Wike berated the APC-led Federal Government for abandoning the solemn duty of protecting lives and property in pursuit of 2019 re-election.
For the newly sworn-in judges, the Governor charged them to uphold the rule of law and be fearless in their dispensation of justice, even as he challenged them to resist intimidation by agents of the political class in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities.
Maintaining that God would call them to account for their deeds if they fail in their responsibilities, Governor Wike said as judges, an opportunity has presented itself for them to make Rivers State a better place by enthroning justice.
Among the Judges sworn-in by Governor Wike were Justice Godwin Ollor and Justice Uche K-Chuku of the Rivers State High Court. Others include Justice Legor Senewo and Justice Frank Onyiri of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal.
