Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, while commending former Minister of Defense, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, for his recent comments on the state of the nation, has declared that Nigeria is now completely directionless.
TheNewsGuru reports the former Minister of Defense, while speaking at the maiden convocation of Taraba State University in Jalingo, had accused the Nigerian military of collaborating with armed herdsmen to kill innocent Nigerians.
While swearing-in four Judges of the Rivers State High Court and Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said the elder statesman has said the obvious truth about the security architecture of the country.
He said the country is permanently on a dangerous downward slide and that the politicization of governance has further entrenched despair across the country.
He alludes that Rivers State security has been deliberately compromised by security agencies who work with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to undermine security of lives and property.
According to him, the recent deliberate crisis and threat to violence by the APC on the setting up of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps in Rivers underscores the devilish schemes to promote insecurity in the State.
“Nigeria has gotten to a point that we don’t know where we are heading. I don’t use to fast, but I will fast for God to keep General Danjuma. General Theophilus Danjuma has said the obvious truth. It is happening daily in Rivers State.
“We are setting up our Neighbourhood Safety Corps, but they are generating crisis. We only replicated what is in existence in Lagos State, but nobody queries that of Lagos State. Only recently, Nasarawa State launched her outfit, without being challenged”, Governor Wike said.
He berated the APC Federal Government for abandoning the solemn duty of protection of lives and property in pursuit of 2019 re-election.
On the swearing-in of the Judges, Governor Wike charged them to uphold the rule of law and be fearless in the dispensation of justice.
He urged the judges not to allow themselves to be intimidated by agents of the political class, adding that if they fail in their responsibilities, they will be called to account by God.
Governor Wike told the judges that they now have the opportunity to make the state a better place by enthroning justice.
The Judges sworn-in by the Rivers State Governor include: Justice Godwin Ollor and Justice Uche K-Chuku of the Rivers State High Court and Justice Legor Senewo and Justice Frank Onyiri of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal.