Wike Declares War On Secret Cultists …Gives Magistrates 57 Automobiles …Buys Land For Judges’ Quarters

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has declared a total war on cultists in the state, stating that they will be rooted out and prosecuted.
The governor  also  announced that the state government has acquired  4.1 hectares of land  in the  Government Reserved Area (GRA), to construct residential  quarters for judges of the Rivers State Judiciary.
Presenting 57 official Honda Accord  cars to Magistrates  of the state judiciary, yesterday, at the State High Court Complex, the  governor  said  that  measures  have  been  taken to fish out those responsible  for  cult-related  violence in the state.
The governor  noted that nobody  will be allowed  to  stop the pace of projects delivery and state-wide development.
He said, “we have  declared a total war on cultism. We will fish out those who sponsor cult- related violence  in some communities  of the state.
“I have provided  the required support  and  logistics to the  security  agencies to tackle these cultists. Nobody remotely  involved will be spared. No cultist will go free”.
He said that his administration  will  continue to invest in  security for the protection of the  residents of the state.
On the  presentation of the cars to 57 Magistrates,  the governor  explained  that  it was done to provide  an enabling  environment for the Magistrates to dispense justice according  to  the law.
In her remarks, Rivers State Chief Judge, Justice Adama Inyie Iyayi-Lamikanra, commended Governor Wike for taking actions that will enhance the dispensation  of justice  despite  the financial  meltdown.
She urged the Magistrates  to reciprocate by putting  in their  best to serve the state.
Attorney-General of Rivers State and Commissioner for Justice, Emmanuel Aguma (SAN) said the presentation of vehicles was not a result of pressure on the governor, but the governor’s desire to improve the working conditions of Magistrates.
Meanwhile, determined to ensure efficient justice administration in the state, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has commissioned 57 executive Honda Cars for Magistrates in the State Judiciary Service to ease their mobility challenges.
The state governor, while performing the commissioning ceremony during a brief programme at the State Judiciary Complex in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said the gesture was to spur the magistrates to do their work effectively, adding that the cars must be used as an official vehicle and not for private purposes.
Wike averred that the cars were in fulfillment of his earlier promise to the Magistrates during his visit to the state Judiciary, adding that the vehicles would ease the problems the Magistrates encounter in the discharge of their duties.
He described the judiciary as a veritable component in the fight against corruption, noting that for the war against corruption to succeed; all arms of government must be strengthened.
He also disclosed that the state government had acquired land for the construction of houses for the state Judges for their personal use after they had retired from the service.
He thanked the judiciary for the support given to his administration since inception, adding that the state government would not relent in providing those needed infrastructures that will help them do their job effectively.
Also speaking, the state Chief Judge, Justice Adama Inyie Iyayi-Lamikanra, thanked the state governor for the gesture, adding that the cars would help the Magistrates exercise their responsibilities accordingly.
Iyayi-Lamikanra described the governor’s gesture as his commitment to ensuring maximum delivery of administration of justice in the state, and urged the benefitting Magistrates to reciprocate the gesture by being focused in the discharge of their duties.
In his good will message, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Emmanuel Aguma (SAN), said the cars were not purchased under any pressure, but rather borne out of the governor’s desire to enhance the performances of the Magistrates and strengthen the administration of justice in the state.