Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has cautioned Judges and lawyers against being compromised and delivering conflicting court rulings.
The Punch newspaper reports that his statement followed some conflicting judgments that almost hindered the conduct of the local government election held in the state.
“Some of you say you are legal luminaries. You know the truth, but you will go on air just to pacify your paymasters to turn the law upside down.
“We all know the law when it comes to issues that have to do with the administration of governance in the state; it is within the jurisdiction of the state high court.
“It doesn’t matter whether you joined INEC or the police. It is a state matter. I am not a lawyer, but I know that if say you are doing the right thing? God will judge you.” he said.
The governor spoke at the opening of the 2024/2025 Legal Year and re-dedication service at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul’s, Anglican Communion, Diobu, at Garrison Junction in Port Harcourt, on Thursday.
The governor said, unarguably, the judiciary is a sacred temple of justice and should always hold up such assurances for everybody that approaches it, and not the other way around.
