APPEAL COURT RULLING: Gov. Wike laments over the sack of Sen. Sikibo from the senate, Criticise APC.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has criticised the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Government for his or her angle towards the judiciary, saying they solely criticise judges after they lose instances and applaud them after they win. The governor’s feedback on Saturday had been in response to the failure of Mr George Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party to overturn his elimination because the Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District. The Appeal Court had on Thursday dismissed an attraction filed by Mr Sekibo, difficult the judgment of the Rivers State National Election Tribunal which eliminated him as Senator. “Now that we now have misplaced, no one is saying that the Judiciary is corrupt. They aren’t saying that the judiciary is corrupt as a result of they’ve received,” Governor Wike mentioned at a gathering with leaders of Okirika and Ogu-Bolo native authorities areas. “Tomorrow, if we win, they may say judiciary is corrupt. Then they may ship safety operatives to arrest the judges. Nobody will hassle to go now and arrest the judges to seek out out what occurred. Thursday’s Appeal Court ruling has additionally led the governor to revive his criticism of the Independent National Electoral Commission and the police. He mentioned, “Remember, final yr, I raised an alarm that INEC and police had been planning to rig the rerun elections. We caught folks printing INEC outcome sheets and reported the matter. Somebody was arrested. They despatched the individual to Zone 6 Calabar and granted him bail. Till now, they’re but to finish investigations into that vital matter. “INEC declared outcomes. All of us know that if elections are held 20 occasions, Senator George Thompson Sekibo will win. INEC printed their very own outcome sheets, identical serial numbers, these folks printed their very own outcome sheets with identical INEC serial numbers. You ask your self, how did they get to know INEC’s serial numbers? Because they might not smuggle in their very own outcome sheets, INEC declared the genuine outcomes.” Governor Wike mentioned the newest improvement was a sign of the plan for 2019. He alleged that whereas INEC’s genuine outcomes had been rejected by the tribunal, it admitted outcomes he claimed had been manufactured by the police. “I’ve no bother with that, however I believed that the reverse ought to have been the case. It has opened our eyes forward of 2019,” he mentioned. Also on the assembly, Mr Sekibo thanked the Wike for standing with him all through the wrestle and guaranteed him of the assist of the folks of Okrika always. “I’ve been sacrificed and buried, however PDP will come again stronger and higher. We shall stand with Governor Wike,” he mentioned.