Rivers SSG Hails S’Court Verdict On Soku Oilfield

The Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, has expressed joy over the Supreme Court verdict on Soku oil wells, stating that the apex court’s judgment would usher in more peace at the Soku oilfields and its environs.
While interacting with journalists in Port Harcourt, last Wednesday, Danagogo said that the Supreme Court judgment, last Tuesday, had reaffirmed the common saying that the Judiciary still remains the last hope for all.
“As the last hope of the common man, I have never doubted that the Judiciary would do what is right and what is just. The people of Soku, who are Kalabari-Ijaws in Rivers State, do not wish to be ceded to Bayelsa State. We remain thankful to God, Governor Nyesom Wike and the Supreme Court, and continue to hope for peace and co-operation with our Nembe-Ijaw brothers in the sister state of Bayelsa’’, he said.
He commended the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, for his commitment and focus in defending the course of the Kalabari Ijaws, while delivering the dividends of democracy in the state.
The SSG noted, particularly that rather than pay lip service to the issue, play politics with it and play to the public gallery as was done by some of his predecessors, Wike had been dogged, strategic and courageous in confronting the dispute headlong from day one.
He further urged all Ijaws in Rivers and Bayelsa states to always tow the path of peace by respecting the court judgement.
“As Ijaw brothers, we have always lived in peace, and should continue to do so in the light of the well-considered decisions of our courts on the matter,” Danagogo added.