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Wike in trouble as EFCC slams charges
on Senior Lawyer "for obstruction of
justice"
February 10, 2016

As the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, begins its trial of the famous
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ricky Tarfa, over
attempts to pervert the course of justice, the
Candidate of the All Progressives' Congress, APC,
Dakuku Peterside, has raised doubts about the
fairness of the Supreme Court judgment that
affirmed the election of Governor Nyesom Wike.
Recall, that Tarfa was arrested on Friday, February
5, by operatives of the EFCC in Lagos, where he
allegedly hid two suspects; Nazaire Sorou
Gnanhoue and Modeste Finagnon, in his car,
thereby shielding them from being arrested and
willfully obstructing the course of justice.
This is coming at a time when the chairman of the
APC, John Oyegun, had subtly called for the probe
of Supreme Court justices over the rivers election
verdict delivered against his party's candidate,
Peterside.
Related: http://www.post-nigeria.com/supreme-
court-justices-to-face-sack-over-rivers-
judgment/
Following this, Peterside, on Tuesday, February 9,
indicted Wike in the Supreme Court judgement
which upheld his election, affirming that the
governor had a foreknowledge of the judgment
going by his actions and utterances.
Peterside, told a news conference in Port Harcourt
that Wike's threat to the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, after the Supreme
Court's verdict was "unbecoming".
Related: Supreme Court Justices to face sack over
Rivers judgment
Peterside said that some of Wike's actions and
statements before and after the judgment are
indicative of his foreknowledge of the judgment.
Related: Supreme Court delivers judgement on
Wike's election
Speaking on Wike's alleged violence threat,
Peterside quoted the Governor as saying: "Anyone
who plans to rig an election is an armed robber
and should be treated as such. If you are coming
to rig an election in the state, first prepare your
will before embarking on the journey. Inform your
wife or husband and go ahead to say your last
prayer."
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"Credible information confirmed that Nyesom
Wike had earlier confessed to some persons
of having met one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court in Mbaise during an important
burial, another at Owerri in a hotel and yet
others in Dubai and Saudi Arabia respectively
. These Justices were in the panel that
decided the matter in Wike's favour.
"However, the most striking revelation by
Nyesom Wike is contained in his account at
the thanksgiving service last Sunday. He
obviously stunned his audience and the
watching world when he confessed that when
it came to the Judges, Dr. Peter Odili and the
wife Justice Mary Odili (a Justice of the
Supreme Court) were his advisers.
"This simply confirmed his earlier statements
that he had contact with the Justices after
several attempts to reach the Chief Justice of
the country failed. It is therefore obvious that
the decision of the Supreme Court on the
Rivers State Election was not a product of
justice but rather a product of compromise
and orchestrated contrivance to legalise
electoral violence and rigging and, in turn,
reward injustice. This calls for serious
introspection by our Judiciary and judicial
officers.
He added: "For the records, in his speech at
the church service, Governor Nyesom Wike
probably forgot that he was on live telecast
when he stated: 'Let me thank our former
governor, Dr. Peter Odili (husband of Supreme
Court Justice Mary Odili). He will call me
midnight to tell me what to do….he will say
'go to so so place.' I took all his advice, and
here we are today'.
"This shocking confession needs no further
explanation, except for you and other decent
Nigerians to further make your fair
conclusions." He stated.