Following statements made by Nyesom Wike at an event on Friday, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister and well-known human rights attorney and former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Chidi Odinkalu have engaged in a contentious conversation.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
At the launch of the ₦10 billion FCT Renewed Hope program, which introduced 80 new vehicles to the capital’s transport system, Wike, a former Rivers State Governor, openly criticized Odinkalu.
He questioned Odinkalu’s tenure as the former chairman of the NHRC and cast doubt on his academic credentials.
“Someone showed me a write-up they said was written by a professor. I asked him, professor of which university? Nobody knows,” Wike reportedly said. “They were given an opportunity in the Human Rights Commission. Ask them what their performance was. What was the record when the government allowed him to be there? Zero!”
Chidi Odinkalu, who is a Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, responded swiftly on social media.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
