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S’South Arewa Community Backs Wike’s Presidential Bid ….Says He Is Most Experienced
As more presidential aspirants across all the political parties declare their interests to contest the 2023 Presidency, the Association of Arewa Community, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chapter, in the South-South geo-political zone, has thrown its weight behind the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike’s presidential ambition.
The association said having assessed all the presidential aspirants, irrespective of political affiliation and ethnic colouration, it has found Governor Wike as the most qualified and experienced for the onerous job of the President.
The organisation, an umbrella body of all Nigerian citizens of Northern extraction living in the South-South region, said the members are more at home with Governor Wike becoming the next President of Nigeria than any of the aspirants that have indicated interest in the office.
The members of the association said their position is based on the love Wike has shown to all the Northerners and other non-indigenes resident in Rivers State and his track record of achievements since his assumption of office as the Rivers State Governor in 2015.
A statement issued and signed by the association’s Executive Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Walu, commended Governor Wike for all his laudable achievements that have transformed Rivers State to a tourist attraction and investors’ haven.
According to the statement, “Rivers State has never had it so good and secure before now, and this is basically as a result of the developmental strides of Governor Wike, in addition to all the security mechanism he has put in place and which has drastically reduced insecurity in the State”.
The Association of Arewa Community expressed the belief that if Wike is given the chance to lead Nigeria as its President, he “will replicate the same developmental strides across the nation, a feat that has nationally and globally earned him the accolade, ‘Mr. Quality Projects’”.
According to them, the Association has already put all machinery in place to persuade other party delegates, especially those from the North, to vote for the Governor during the party’s primaries and eventually as President of Nigeria.
The Arewa Community, PDP Chapter in the South-South zone, as the most embracing and politically conscious association of Muslim and Christian groups and citizens of Northern extraction, said they are only motivated to support Wike for the general interest and welfare of all Nigerians, and that the association is not an opposition group to any local, state or federal government.
“We believe in good governance which is the effective exercise of power and authority in a manner that serves and improves the quality of life of the Nigerian people.
“This includes using state power to create an egalitarian society in which the full development of individuals and their capacity to control their lives are guaranteed,” the association declared.
The Rivers state Chief Judge, Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI has given an indication to sanction any lawyer who fail to comply with directive of a judge in the state to transferred a case to Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse for Alternatives Dispute Resolution.
Justice AMADI stated this during a brief ceremony held at the chief judge auditorium in port Harcourt Friday held to hand over certificates of operation to two private ADR chambers on Precarious Dispute Resolution Services and Harmony Arbitration and mediation center .
He urged the two private ADR centres to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and warned against compromising the standard of Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR but should observed the regulations set out in collaboration regulation by the state Multi Door Court House.
Earlier in a address, the Director of the State Multi Door Courthouse, VICTOR NWEKE esq, highlighted some of the achievements of the Multi Door Courthouse especially in decongestion of court rooms.
NWEKE while disclosing how the department certified the two private ADR centres called for serious punitive measures be taken against any lawyer who fail to comply with a case referred to Multi Door Court House by a judge or magistrates in the state.
In her acceptance speech on behalf of the two certified private ADR centres, ALICE NIMI commended the State Judiciary and Multi Door Courthouse for the approval and assured that all the rules and regulations spelt out will be followed.
In a related development; the Rivers State Judiciary has assured its readiness to collaborate with Nigerian Securityding Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in using Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve some of the issues in their office.
The state Chief Judge , Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI made the promise when he received in audience the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE OLOWO and his team who paid him a courtesy visit in his office , Friday where issuees ADR utilization took centre stage.
He used the opportunity to brief his visitors on the hurdles judges faces daily in the court room and the need for the decongestion of the court room , stressing that one judge handle more than three hundred cases but that if lawyers and litigants adopt ADR practice court rooms can be releive of the daily congestions.
The state Chief Judge however urged NSCDC to ensure a wider sensitization of the members of the public on the practice of ADR for a better awareness and knowledge.
Earlier in his speech, the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE-OLOWO said the visit was to seek collaboration on the use of ADR in resolving some issues which he insisted would help decongest the courtrooms.
Our correspondent reports officials of the Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse led by the Director, VICTOR NWEKE led the team of NSCDC on a technical session where information on how to the fully in cooperated into the Multi Door Courthouse and operation of ADR will be emphasized.
Akujobi Amadi