Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on African lawyers to
\nwork towards reviving \u00a0democracy in Nigeria, saying that the\u00a0 All
\nProgressives Congress \u00a0(APC) has used the \u00a0police \u00a0to destroy the
\nfoundation of democracy.<\/p>\n
Governor Wike stated \u00a0that the APC is already \u00a0laying the structures to
\nrig the 2019 General Elections through the promotion \u00a0of indicted police
\nofficers.<\/p>\n
Speaking \u00a0during a State Banquet \u00a0for members of the African Bar He added that the Police High Command has also promoted\u00a0Assistant The governor said: “They promised Nigerians Change, but we are seeing “Democracy \u00a0in Nigeria is gone. By 2019, nobody should talk about Speaking further, Governor Wike said that the APC has made \u00a0it a policy to He regretted that the situation has degenerated to the \u00a0level that\u00a0Police Governor Wike said that the police \u00a0under the present \u00a0dispensation \u00a0has He said: “The police is\u00a0the \u00a0one promoting \u00a0crime in Nigeria. \u00a0Most of the In a remark, Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Emmanuel Aguma Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on African lawyers to work towards reviving \u00a0democracy in Nigeria, saying that the\u00a0 All Progressives Congress \u00a0(APC) has used the \u00a0police \u00a0to…<\/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-59108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAssociation at the Government House Port Harcourt\u00a0on Monday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0night,
\nGovernor Wike stated that the Police High Command has promoted\u00a0Mr Akin
\nFakorede, the Rivers State Special Anti-Robbery Squad \u00a0(SARS)
\nCommander\u00a0filmed at a collation centre \u00a0rigging election and beating INEC
\nofficials .<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner of Police, Steven Hasso for his criminal role in the rigging
\nof rerun elections\u00a0on December 10, 2016.<\/p>\n
\nnothing. The Former President of Tanzania \u00a0by his visit has done us much
\ngood by his presence in Nigeria. \u00a0Through \u00a0him, we will send a\u00a0message\u00a0 to
\nthe world.<\/p>\n
\ndemocracy. \u00a0One Mr Akin Fakorede who was caught on video rigging election
\nhas been promoted. \u00a0Stephen Hasso who was also a culprit \u00a0in the
\nrigging\u00a0of \u00a0elections has been promoted. \u00a0Both of them are to be
\npositioned in Rivers State for 2019 to help the APC \u00a0rig elections “.<\/p>\n
\nintimidate \u00a0and destroy the Judiciary, so that they can consolidate \u00a0on
\ntheir reign of impunity and disregard for the rule of law.<\/p>\n
\nhas now taken over the duty of INEC by \u00a0certifying election results for
\nAPC to use at Tribunals.<\/p>\n
\nbecome a major stumbling \u00a0block to the investment drive of the country \u00a0as
\nthey \u00a0deliberately \u00a0generate insecurity.<\/p>\n
\nkidnapping in the country \u00a0are done by \u00a0the police. We cannot \u00a0continue
\nlike this, enough is enough “.<\/p>\n
\nOnueze Okocha said that Rivers\u00a0is peaceful \u00a0and\u00a0always\u00a0 ready for
\ninvestors.<\/p>\n
\n(SAN) lauded Governor Wike for justice sector reforms and the promotion of
\naccess to justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"