Joi: Dekor Lauds Wike For Protecting Citizens

The member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor has applauded Governor Nyesom Wike for his timely intervention in the foiled unlawful attempt to arrest the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh Thursday by armed security operatives.

Dekor said but for the timely and necessary intervention of Gov Wike, the ugly episode might have incited a more serious situation in the state than the security operatives could envisage.

This, according to the Federal Lawmaker has further demonstrated that Governor Wike is a true leader who understands the deeper meaning of his oath of office as the Chief servant of the state and not of any political party.

The Ogoni born federal lawmaker, and former Commissioner of Works in Rivers State said if the former NDDC MD who is a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), political opponents would have taken advantage of the exemplary display of leadership and statesmanship by the Governor to accuse him of partisanship.

But by coming out in defense of this noble daughter of the State irrespective of party affiliation, Dekor noted, Wike has again proved his uncommon leadership trait and willingness to ensure that the fundamental human rights of all Rivers people are respected without necessarily encouraging them to disrespect the law or constituted authorities.

On the siege laid on the residence of  Dr Joi Nunieh by armed Policemen, Dekoor said the action by the law enforcement agents who ought to lead the way beats every sense of reason and has shown that ‘we still live in a kind of brutish environment’.

If this could happen to a person of Dr Nunieh’s status as a former NDDC Managing Director, who is not before any court of law or anti-graft agency for any wrong doing, how much more and safe are ordinary Nigerians, the federal lawmaker wondered.

He called on Mr. President as a matter of urgent public importance to intervene to unravel the mystery of the unfolding drama in the NDDC and the concomitant issues which tend to threaten the little that is left of the nation’s integrity before it’s completely eroded as the citizens’ rights are regularly trampled upon as though ‘we live in an animal kingdom’.

“Honestly it is very, very condemnable. We are not living in a police state. We are free Nigerians who have every right. I am surprised because in the first place, Dr. Joi Nunieh is my constituent and that is why I am particularly touched. She has been roundly intimidated for quite some time now. But the peak of it is what happened this morning”, the federal lawmaker regretted.

On the NDDC, Dekor said the agency is a sham. He regretted that the commission that was established to address the multiple development challenges of the Niger Delta has ended up as a conduit to siphon all the monies meant for that purpose into the private pockets of greedy and incompetent lots.

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