Governor Wike said he is withdrawing his promises because the NBA threatened to shutdown the courts over the constant attacks on Lawyers in the state rather seek for solution.
Addressing a special court session of the Formal Opening of the 2019/2020 Legal Year of the Rivers State Judiciary in Port Harcourt, Governor Wike also expressed regret that the Nigerian Bar Association crossed the redline by playing politics with the security situation.
Governor Wike also expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the Rivers State Judiciary in terms of dispensing with the cases brought before them. He urged the State Judiciary to reciprocate the investments of the State Government by stepping up performance.
Earlier in her address, Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Adama Iyaye-Laminkara commended Governor WIKE for the interventions of the State Government in the development of the State Judiciary, adding that the construction of Judges Quarters by the Rivers State Governor as one of the outstanding achievements in the state.
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