The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has raised an alarm over the clandestine moves by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, to allegedly influence the outcome of the case pending at the Supreme Court, involving the 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
The Rivers State Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Richman Osumah, who gave the indication in an interview in Port Harcourt, said it has become imperative for the union to raise the alarm in order to avert a situation where judgment is given to the highest bidder.
He noted that information at the disposal of the union has indicated that Wike is allegedly making frantic efforts to pervert the course of justice and influence the case to ensure that its outcome favours the lawmakers.
He alleged that the Minister has already perfected his plans to financially induce the Justices handling the matter, by offering them tempting and mouth-watering sums of money, in order for them to give ruling in favour of the lawmakers, whose fate, he said precariously hangs in the balance, going by the fact that the apex court had earlier given a ruling on a similar matter.
Osumah, therefore, posited that the NCSU would resist any attempt by anybody, no matter how highly placed, to scuttle and pervert the course of justice, and advised the jurists handling the Rivers State matter to be above board.
While reiterating that the union has absolute confidence in the ability and capacity of the Justices to do justice on the matter, the labour leader further admonished them to resist any temptation to compromise the case, by dispassionately looking at the evidences before them and pronounce judgment without fear or favour.
The union chairman also urged the Justices to appreciate the fact that the entire world is watching them, as they go about the onerous task of adjudicating on the matter, by ensuring that justice is served at the end of the day, contending that the case involving the 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike, is a litmus test for the country’s judiciary.
Osumah emphasised that the NCSU would vehemently resist any move and attempt to scuttle and pervert the course of justice, saying, the union, however, believes in the ability of the Justices to do justice in the case.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
