Nyesom Wike, the
governor of Rivers State, has described as “fabricated”, “false”, and
“baseless” latest allegations that he offered bribes to Supreme Court
justices in order to procure a favorable verdict, in the governorship
election matter that was decided by the apex court earlier in the year.
The state’s commissioner of information,
Austin Tam-George, has said in a statement that the governor condemned
the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its media surrogates for
perpetuating “a tiresome and unsubstantiated propaganda”.
The statement, issued on Wednesday,
October 12, 2016 warned media practitioners and politicians of the
consequences of making defamatory statements.
“Even the seemingly ungoverned territory
of online publication cannot escape justice, if it is used to spread
falsehood and to defame,” Dr. Tam-George said in reference to recent
allegations of bribery against the governor published by SaharaReporters, an online tabloid.
Wike made headlines over the weekend
when he intervened in the attempt by the country’s secret police, the
Department of State Security Services, DSS, to abduct Justice Liman, a
federal judge from his home in Port Harcourt soon after midnight on
Saturday, October 8, 2016.
The Rivers governor was manhandled and injured
by armed agents of the DSS. The security operatives, who were hooded,
also pointed their gun at Wike and threatened to shoot him.
The botched operation was part of a national crackdown
on federal judges and Supreme Court justices by Muhammadu Buhari
presidency. A move, carried out under the guise of an “anti-corruption
fight”, has been roundly condemned by Nigerians.
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