BREAKING NEWS, Politics
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Former Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State says Nyeson Wike, his successor, constitutes the judicial commission of inquiry deliberately in order to indict him
CHIBUIKE Amaechi, immediate past governor of Rivers State, remains vehemently against the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Nyeson Wike, his successor, to probe some selected government transactions, while he was governor.
Amaechi in a statement released by his media office Sunday, August 23, said he was not afraid of a fair and decent probe or investigation or inquiry of his administration; and would cooperate and support such probe or investigation or inquiry if done within the ambit of our laws.
He, however, said what Wike’s probe had been out to do would unfair to the former governor, because the aim was to indict him. The statement said Wike had repeatedly held that Amaechi acted illegally in the disbursement of public funds and he ran a corrupt government. “Clearly, Wike has prejudged the matter and showed his bias that Amaechi is guilty even before investigations. This means Wike, with his prejudiced, made up mind has taken a position of a guilty verdict even before the outcome is known or established.
“The same Wike who had adjudged the yet-to-be-investigated conduct of Amaechi as illegal and Amaechi as corrupt, is the same person that has gone ahead to set up a commission of inquiry and will have the final say on the findings of the commission. What a sham!” the statement said.
Besides, it said the terms of reference of the commission showed clearly the bias of Governor Wike to use the commission as a political vendetta.
The statement said further: “Even while inaugurating his yeoman commission of inquiry, Wike could not conceal his vendetta agenda. He was clear to the panel members that their job is to indict Amaechi. And to do this his dirty hack job, he got Justice G. O. Omereji (the commission chairman), a man who is well known to harbour a long-held, extreme anger, hatred and animosity against former Governor Amaechi. And Justice Omereji has never disguised this, his stance and disposition towards Amaechi.
“As a matter of fact, Justice Omereji even advised a former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, chairman in Rivers State on measures (to take) against then Governor Amaechi. He had expressed his hatred for Amaechi several times to the NBA chairman who was also an Attorney-General of Rivers State. How can we now expect Justice Omereji to be fair to Amaechi, the person he passionately loathes with extreme malice and venom?”
— Aug 24, 2015 @ 11:48 GMT
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