The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday, said it finds it both reprehensible and cowardly, the orchestrated media attacks on the judiciary by some of its members who are determined on living and acting outside the confines of the laws of the land.
The party noted that since the judgement of the State High Court which nullified the candidature of Mr Tonye Cole as the flag-bearer of the party, and the consequential Order that voided the purported midnight congresses which threw up the Ojukaye-led illegal Exco, there have been so much umbrage and aspersions in an attempt to paint the court in dark colours.
The party said that like angry children on their way out of the room, some of their members are kicking at everything in sight.
Dima Ogiobu who is the party’s state youth leader stated that the accusation by Chris Finebone, whom he said was apparently acting on the instruction of his paymasters to go on-air and reel out a catalogue of toxic attacks on the judiciary, accusing it of “collusion” and “underhand” dealing is completely at variance with the established tenets of the party.
According to him “It’s indeed a shame that instead of finding a vent on how to pull through their self-inflicted woes, Minister Amaechi and his group are busy employing intemperate languages and shifting blames to others, even to a sitting Judge for performing his Constitutionally assigned duty.
“It clearly shows that they are yet to come to terms with the fact that the days of impunity are over, and this raises a moral question.
“As a party that believes in the rule of law, we know that the court is at the heart of democracy and its role cannot be overemphasized.
“We, therefore, condemn the blackmail and campaign of calumny against the judiciary.
“We wish to state without equivocation that the publication by Mr Finebone does not in any way reflect the position and character of our party. We remain a law-abiding party” he said!
