Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is blaming the Supreme Court for the delay in resolving the legal dispute over the Value Added Tax, VAT, between the state and the Federal Government.
Wike, speaking yesterday during the presentation of a book labeled the action of the apex court sluggish.
The governor also aimed an attack at the National Judicial Council, NJC, for allegedly becoming a willing tool to intimidate judges.
According to him, judicial independence suffered greatly when judges were subjected to summary trials and preconceived indictments by the NJC on the prompting of persons or parties with vested interest in the outcome of the litigation processes.
Wike further said no nation could be seen and reckoned with to be free, fair and just without a strong, independent and functional judiciary.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
