By Suleiman Anyalewchi
A former Deputy National Spokesperson for the All Progressive Congress, APC, Timi Frank, on Sunday, March 2, 2025, called on Nigerians and the international community to hold President Bola Tinubu and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Kudirat Kekere Ekun-led Nigerian Judiciary accountable for any breach of peace and stability in Rivers State.
His position is coming on the heels of Friday, February, 28, 2025 Supreme Court judgment affirming Martin Amaewfule and his 26 defected colleagues as authentic members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The Apex Court had, also, ruled to halt further remittance of monthly Federal Allocations to the Rivers state Government
pending the re-presentation of the 2025 budget to the House for re-consideration.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara had earlier boycotted the 27 pro-Wike law makers in the business of governance after their public defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC in December 2023.
Their defection was in reaction to the frosty relationship between their mentor Nyesom Wike, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, and Governor Fubara.
But reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on Sunday, Frank a prominent voice in the affairs of Niger Delta, expressed serious shock and disbelief that the country’s Apex Court could deliver such an anti-people and tainted ruling.
Particularly, he condemned the Court’s decision to stop the Rivers State Federal Allocation, describing it as a clear case of miscarriage of justice.
According to him, the judgment is tantamount to a criminal usurpation of the legitimate resources belonging to the people of the State.
He, therefore, warned that President Tinubu Supreme Court should be held responsible for any breach of peace and stability in the State.
While attributing the sad situation in the State to the alleged desperation of the President to capture Rivers State at all cost in 2027, he cautioned that the anger of the people may sooner than later boil over.
“From the illegal judgment which came out from the Supreme Court against the Rivers State Government, the whole World knows that this is the most fraudulent judgment ever delivered in the history on Nigeria.
“How can the Supreme Court give this kind of anti-truth, anti-human and compromised judgment that is obviously meant to give the opposition the leeway to take over Rivers State?
“This is a clear indication that the Supreme Court under Justice Kekere-Ekun has no capacity to reform the Judiciary, but rather arresting justice and selling it to the highest bidder.
“Besides, it is clear that all the justices that heard this matter merely ruled in favour of their paymasters notwithstanding the interest of the people and the need for peace, stability and development of Rivers state.
“However, we are not surprised at the ruling, especially when we know that the Judiciary is the biggest beneficiary from the Minister of FCT Nyesom Wike right from his days as Governor”
“But we warn the CJN to know that this judicial rascality ,which is now the order of the day in the country under her watch, will set Nigeria on fire and plunge it into avoidable anarchy” Frank stated .
According to him, it is a known and indubitable fact that the 27 Lawmakers from Rivers State openly resigned their membership of the PDP that sponsored their elections,and joined forces with the APC.
According to him, by using the suspended 27 Lawmakers as launch pad to starve the Rivers State Government, and the people of the State of their legitimate funds, the Federal Government and the Judiciary are intentional in their quest to undermine the Government and good people of Rivers state.
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