Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has berated\u00a0 the Department of
\nState Services\u00a0 (DSS ) for resorting to deliberate misinformation and
\nconcocted stories to justify\u00a0 their unconstitutional\u00a0 assault\u00a0 on the
\nnation\u2019s judiciary.<\/p>\n
The governor stressed\u00a0 that the DSS lacks the constitutional powers to be
\ninvolved in the legal process to discipline a serving judicial\u00a0 official,
\npointing out that there is a legal process that must be\u00a0 followed.<\/p>\n
Addressing the\u00a0 people of Rivers State on Saturday<\/span><\/span> night during a special He noted that nobody is deceived by the concocted figures being circulated He said: “Their blackmail stories will not move me. They will concoct all “It is really unfortunate that DSS would concoct a false defence that The governor noted that while he does not condone corruption\u00a0 , he will He stated that the National Judicial Council has the responsibility\u00a0 to The governor said\u00a0 that the Police, Army and other para-military “In the police, erring and corrupt\u00a0 policemen\u00a0 are first given orderly Governor Wike added: “This impunity must stop.I am not in support of any What we are saying is that the right things must be done. We must not do “If they had abducted the judge, they may go ahead to kill the judge and The governor\u00a0 added that he resorted to offering the explanation\u00a0 because He said: “The way things are going nobody should relax. Freedom comes with The governor noted that contrary to false statement\u00a0 issued by the DSS he He said: “I was there with our State and National Assembly members, Former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has berated\u00a0 the Department of State Services\u00a0 (DSS ) for resorting to deliberate misinformation and concocted stories to justify\u00a0 their unconstitutional\u00a0 assault\u00a0 on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\ndinner for the management and players of Rivers United at the Government
\nHouse, Port Harcourt,\u00a0 Governor Wike said the weak blackmail\u00a0 of the DSS
\nwill not lessen the crime they have committed against the Nigerian State
\nby assaulting\u00a0 the judiciary.<\/p>\n
\nby the DSS.<\/p>\n
\nkinds of stories to justify this undemocratic illegality perpetrated
\nagainst the judiciary.<\/p>\n
\n$2million USD , (that is N900million) was found in the house of the
\njudge.It is unfortunate that the DSS is coming up with flimsy excuses. ”
\nIt will be recalled\u00a0 that\u00a0 the governor and the DSS Operatives\u00a0 had their
\nencounter outside the gate of the residence.\u00a0 It is therefore ridiculous
\nthat the DSS remained outside\u00a0 to decare thar N900million\u00a0 was found in
\nthe\u00a0 residence.<\/p>\n
\nnever support any process that is targeted at ruining the nation\u2019s
\njudiciary.<\/p>\n
\ndiscipline\u00a0 erring and corrupt\u00a0 judges, after which indicted judicial
\nofficers are handed over to the relevant\u00a0 law enforcement agency for
\nprosecution.<\/p>\n
\nagencies\u00a0 have their respective\u00a0 processes for the discipline\u00a0 of erring
\nand corrupt officers.<\/p>\n
\nroom trial, sacked and then appropriately\u00a0 prosecuted. For Judicial
\nOfficers,\u00a0 the DSS has no role”, he said.<\/p>\n
\njudicial support being involved in corruption.<\/p>\n
\nthings that will jeopardise our hard earned democracy.<\/p>\n
\nthey will say that Rivers State is insecure.”<\/p>\n
\nof\u00a0 the\u00a0 propensity\u00a0 of the DSS and other agencies to use newspapers\u00a0 and
\nthe media to manipulate information.<\/p>\n
\nsacrifice. Independence comes with sacrifice. Liberty comes with
\nsacrifice.
\nHe said: “We must resist this injustice. Nobody can intimidate Rivers
\npeople. If you use to do that, not now. I am informing you before you will
\nread whatever lies they wi\u013al circulate in newspapers.”<\/p>\n
\nwas with senior Rivers indigenes\u00a0 at the time of stopping the DSS
\nunconstitutional\u00a0 act.<\/p>\n
\nDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Austin Opara , the
\nPDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah and some caretaker chairmen. When they said
\nI was with thugs I just laughed.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"