Court Re-Opening: CLO Hails Wike

The Civil Liberty
Organisation (CLO) in Rivers State has described the opening of the state judiciary by the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike as a historic action that has restored the hope of the Rivers people.
In a press statement, the CLO’s publicity secretary, Livingstone Wechie also lauded the state chief executive on the appointments of an acting chief judge, Justice Daisy Okocha and Justice Christy Nwankwo as the acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal.
According to him, “this action today brings hope to Rivers people who after two years of denial of justice can now continue with their matters in court and seek redress on their various matters in court.”
By this action, he said those awaiting trial and those that are in police custody can now get justice, CLO publicity secretary also advocated for the setting up of a panel of inquiry that would bring to book all those behind the violent attacks on the various courts at Ahoada, Okehi and Port Harcourt jurisdictions during the period. He said such move would go a long way in deterring any such sabotage in the judiciary in the state.
While urging judges and magistrates to re-double their commitments toward ensuring quick dispensation of justice in the state, Wechie commended Governor Wike for coming to the rescue of 78 lecturers of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology who were sacked for embarking on strike, following the re-appointment of Prof. Barinemne Fakae as vice chancellor, when such appointment was viewed as unlawful and illegal.
He further called on the visitor of the university to immediately constitute an independent panel of inquiry into the university crisis vis-à-vis the regime of Prof Fakae as RSUST vice chancellor towards putting the institution on solid foundation for growth.

Chikwere Uzoigwe