Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has accused the
Federal Government of Nigera of double standard in its fight against corruption.
Wike observed that the Federal Government had forced some
public officers accused of corruption to step aside pending the conclusion of
their cases while other public officers similarly accused of corruption were
allowed to continue with their jobs.
Wike made the allegations as members of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators expressed the need for Nigerians to embrace alternative
means of conflict resolution, describing it as Africa’s traditional ways of
settling disputes.
The governor spoke on Thursday while delivering a keynote
address at the 2016 annual conference of the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators, Nigeria branch, in Port Harcourt.
He also warned of an impending anarchy in the country if
security agencies were encouraged to abuse the rights of Nigerians under the
guise of fighting corruption.
Expressing his support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s
fight against graft, the governor said the state of the country was worrisome,
especially as it concerned the lack of respect for the rule of law and
political interference in Rivers State.
“We think the Federal Government must hold every public
officer and everyone of us to the same standards of accountability.
“It smacks of double standard for the Federal Government to
force some public officers accused of corruption to step aside pending the
conclusion of their cases, while keeping other public officers similarly
accused in their public posts simply because they happen to be top members of
the ruling party. Such inequities strike at the very essence of our moral
values and rubbish the demand for character and personal integrity in public
service.
Source: Punch Ng
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