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Remanding Ndume, Selective Justice, Unacceptable-CNG
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reacted to the detention of Senator Ali Ndume, saying the order for him to be remanded is dubious and selective justice, which legality under the law as well as practice is null.
The CNG, in a statement by its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, yesterday, noted what it described as “a dangerous precedent set by the obvious bias in the ruling of the court that ordered the Senator’s detention.
“The evidence of bias is apparent in the order for Ndume’s detention while Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and others, who stood bail for Nnamdi Kanu that was standing trial for treason, were not ordered to forfeit the bail terms.
“This order further confirms the concerns for an entrenched moral corruption in the nation’s criminal justice administration system that is twisted to suit certain sectional interests of judges.
“Otherwise, there is no justification whatsoever, in a court, presumably the temple of justice applying same laws differently on citizens of the same country based on ethnic or sectional favours.”
The group while fuming over what it described as professional impunity displayed by some judges, reminded the nation’s justice administrators that the law will fail to protect the society of it allows fanciful considerations to deflect the course of justice.
“There is nothing more bias than a situation where people of certain sections are not called to forfeit bail bonds entered on behalf of a terror group leader who has jumped bail while enforcing same on another person who stands surety for a financial offender just because he comes from an unfavoured section of the same country,” the statement said.
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The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, has commended the orderly conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the state and urged schools to sustain the standard.
Dr. Nwagor gave the commendation on Tuesday during a monitoring tour of selected secondary schools in Port Harcourt and environs where the WAEC exam is ongoing.
The commissioner, who was accompanied by directors and monitors from the Ministry of Education, said he was impressed with the peaceful atmosphere at the centres visited.
“The students conducted themselves properly and wrote their papers under conducive conditions. Invigilators and supervisors also performed their duties professionally,” he stated.
Nwagor noted that the Rivers State Government had invested heavily to ensure the smooth and credible conduct of the examination across the state
He urged candidates to reciprocate government’s effort by shunning all forms of examination malpractice and focusing on their studies.
“Government has done so much to ensure successful examinations in our schools. Students should take advantage of it by remaining focused,” the commissioner said.
While no case of malpractice was recorded in the centres inspected, Dr. Nwagor warned that any principal, teacher, invigilator, or official caught aiding malpractice would face strict sanctions in line with regulations.
He also commended school administrators, teachers, WAEC officials, and security personnel for upholding the integrity of the process.
Centres visited included County Grammar School, Ikwerre/Etche; Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri; Government Secondary School, Borokiri; and Pabod Model Secondary School.