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    2023: Coming To Abuja Reminds Me Of My Election Defeat – Wike

    Todaysplash.comBy Todaysplash.comSeptember 17, 2022Updated:September 17, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Friday, said his coming to Abuja reminded him of his defeat during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary held on May 28 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

    Mr Wike made this known at a book launch in Abuja.

    The book, titled: “Flowing Justice: Selected Leading Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” was authored by retired Justice Abdu Aboki and unveiled by the governor.

    Mr Wike said when he arrived in Abuja and sighted the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, he recalled the presidential poll experience.

    “I want to once again congratulate My Lord, Hon Justice Abdu Aboki JSC for giving me this opportunity to be here and to be the chief launcher.

    “But why I said My Lord did not do well is because if he had held this in Lagos or Kano, I would have been happy.

    “When I landed and then passed through the venue. I said I think My Lord intentionally wanted me to remember 28 and 29 of May of what happened.

    “Well, but life continues,” he said jokingly.

    Mr Wike added, “today is my first time of coming to Abuja after losing election.”

    He said unlike Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State who had visited Abuja for a number of times even after losing the All Progressives (APC) presidential primary, he had remained in his state.

    “I am not like Yahaya Bello who lost and he comes (to Abuja) everyday. Today is my first time of coming to Abuja after losing election,” he said.

    He hailed Mr Aboki’s commitment to protection of justice and rule of law, noting that “Justice Aboki is a consummate jurist who has left his name indelibly in the sands of time and judicial history.

    “While judges are of different social, economic and political persuasion, Honourable Justice Abdu Aboki prides himself among the progressive rank that stands up to what is right and just, and believes that the law and the constitution, as interpreted and enforced by the court must both protect and advance the unity and wellbeing of the nation and her citizens.”

    NAN reports that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, emerged the presidential candidate in the primary that was conducted in Abuja on May 28 by the party.

    Before voting began, one of the aspirants and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, had stepped down from the race and asked his supporters to vote for Atiku.

    Atiku polled 371 votes to defeat his main challenger, Mr Wike, who scored 237 votes.

    Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, came a distant third with 70 votes, while Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel and his counterpart in Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, scored 38 votes and 20 votes, respectively.

    Speaking at the event, Mr Bello said among the governors in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, both Mr Wike and himself are different.

    He commended Mr Aboki for his immense guidance to him and his government in Kogi and prayed God to continue to preserve his life.

    Mr Bello noted that though it might seem the country was currently troubled, “no democracy can be perfected as we have it today in the U.S. without encountering challenges.”

    Mr Aboki, who said he felt excited and elated after his retirement in good health,
    thanked everybody for attending the occasion.

    He urged the federal government to promptly appoint replacement for those who have left the apex court’s Bench, noting that those left behind would now be overburdened with his exit and that of those before him.

    Mr Aboki, therefore, advocated reforms, particularly the amendment of the constitution to reduce the number of cases filed at the Supreme Court.

    He said certain interlocutory applications should not be countenanced by the Supreme Court, while other political cases, except that of the presidential election should terminate at the court below.

    NAN reports that Mr Wike, at the book launch, unveiled 200 copies of the book with a sum of N100 million.

    The event, which was put together by a group of senior lawyers, including Yemi Akinseye-George, SAN, and Ahmed Raji, SAN, had in attendance a number of past and serving justices of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, politicians, traditional rulers, among others.

    (NAN)

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