Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of not having respect for the Judiciary, as he doesn’t obey pronumcements of the Courts.
Okocha, who made the accusation whereas talking with journalists in Port Harcourt, puzzled why a State Excessive Courtroom will take a call on the state chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when the matter was nonetheless earlier than the Courtroom of Appeal.
He mentioned: “The governor doesn’t respect legal guidelines. He respects legal guidelines when it fits him and when it doesn’t go well with him, he doesn’t respect. I don’t know that system; no one has taught that system in Political Science. They solely inform me that the legal guidelines are sacrosanct and should be obeyed.
“I don’t find out about any idea that had advised me that when a matter is in your curiosity, it’s in your favour, you’ll like however when it isn’t in your favour, you’ll condemn. I don’t find out about that.
“I’m listening to {that a} Excessive Courtroom, having no regard of the Courtroom of Appeal the place a matter is subsisting, had gone forward to say it has ousted the Chairman of PDP in Rivers State. Whether or not the courtroom says X or Y, the ability to inaugurate a celebration’s state exco is vested on the social gathering.”
The APC chairman, who mentioned Port Harcourt, the state capital, has turned from Backyard Metropolis to Rubbish Metropolis, decried the dearth of avenue lights on main roads within the metropolis.
Okocha mentioned: “Port Harcourt was often called Backyard Metropolis, however below the current authorities, Port Harcourt has turned to a Rubbish Metropolis. Port Harcourt has turned to a metropolis of particles and the areas stink.
“Port Harcourt is darkish. Are we not conscious? Aside from the interventions that we now have taken as NDDC; I’m speaking about main roads, Ikwerre Highway, Airport Highway, G.U Ake Highway and Aba Highway, they’re all darkish at night time. And also you say we now have a authorities? Rivers State is darkish and also you and I do know the results of darkness in an setting.”
However, in a swift response, the State’s Commissioner for Data and Communication, Warisenibo Joseph Johnson, mentioned Okocha-led executives of the APC now not exists within the state as a result of the courtroom has lengthy acknowledged Emeka Bekee as chairman of the social gathering within the state.
Johnson, who urged the general public to ignore any feedback from Okocha as they had been irrelevant, disclosed that the state authorities below Governor Fubara was centered and doing profound work, which the lots had been testifying to.
