‘Greatest Obstacles to Buhari’s Govt is Corruption in Judiciary’-Captain Idris Wada, ex-Kogi Governor
*Echoes: ‘Money Exchanged Hands in Kogi State 2015 Gubernatorial Election’
*Says: ‘Outcome of the Result was Commercialised for Highest Bidder’
*Lament: ‘Arrest of the Bench members by Nigeria’s Security Service, a Vindication of Position’
BY ARIYO ELEWUNMI/JUDICIAL REPORTER, who was in Kogi State
THE LATEST ARREST of some Nigerian judges by Department of State Security Service (DSS) has compelled a former governor in Kogi state to raise the alarm on how ‘backdoor and injustice judgments’ were secured during the 2015 Gubernatorial election which led to the emergence of the current governor of the state, Yahaya Bello. Accusations are also raised against same judges seeing as greatest obstacle to President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war.
Captain Idris Ichalla Wada, an erstwhile governor of Kogi state making this claim alleged that the incumbent governor, Yahaya was obviously the highest bidder that graced the hands of the ‘corrupt judges’ before his ‘soiled victory’ was won.
Vindication on 2015 Governorship Election
His words: âI’ve been vindicated over 2015 polls,â on Monday added a fresh twist to the recent arrest of some Judges, alleging that the outcome of the 2015 Governorship Election Petition in the state, was commercialised.
While describing the arrest of some members of the Bench by operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) as a vindication of his earlier position, he insisted that money played a major role in deciding the outcome of his petition at the tribunal. Wada broke his silence in a statement by his Chief Communications Manager, Comrade Phrank Shaibu in Abuja.
The former Governor declared that the episode reminded Nigerians of his earlier call on President Muhammadu Buhari to initiate a probe into the conduct of affairs in the Judiciary. Wada said, “I have observed with keen interest the raid by men of the Department of State Services and the arrest of judges alleged to have compromised their oath of office and what attracted my attention more, though not surprising, is the fact that the Justices that we had accused of perverting the course of justice in the infamous case of inheritance of a dead candidates votes, were among those who will soon be
having their day in court for alleged corruption.
âThis is indeed a clear confirmation of my earlier alarm that things had fallen apart in the judiciary and my admonition to President Buhari to commence his anti-corruption fight from the third arm of government. From what we have seen in recent times, it would appear that the greatest obstacle to the Muhammadu Buhari administration is the corruption in the judiciary.â
Captain Wada stated that it would be wrong to use the same brush to tar all the members of the nationâs bench, emphasizing that his condemnation of some judges was not a blanket judgment on the judiciary which he said prides the best brains in the country.
Corrupt Judiciary
According to him: âWhoever said the entire judicial arm of government is corrupt will be uncharitable to the revered profession. The bench parades some of the best brains and first class patriots that the nation can go to war with, Buhari must fish out and punish corrupt judges for his much vaunted war against corruption to make meaning .
Anti-graft war
Wada called on Nigerians to support President Buhariâs war against corruption so as
to move the nation forward. He said the nation has suffered enough and what was required was a non-partisan commitment towards solving the myriad of problems confronting the country.
âI also wish to remind all of us that the task of moving the nation forward is the
responsibility of all Nigerians,â Wada added.
He is talking trash. What goes around comes around. It was him who needs to hide his face in shame. he did same thing he is accusing bello now with Ibrahim Idris (ibro) to the young man called Jibrin Echocho/ Let him just shut the hell up!