Former governor of Bayelsa, Henry Seriake Dickson has condemned the demonstrations in Abuja by some group of people against Justice Mary Odili, the Supreme Court Judge that presided over the case between Lyon and Diri.
Dickson described such demonstration as sponsored by enemies of Bayelsa people.
He urged the Federal Government to fortify security around judges, particularly those that were involved in the Supreme Court verdict.
Mr Fidelis Soriwei, Dickson’s media aide who issued the statement on Thursday, described the protests and their sponsors as “reprehensible, crude, barbaric and most condemnable.”
”The protesters at the residence of Justice Odili should be made to realise that Nigeria, a society under the rule of law, had no place for such a sickening desecration of the rule of law at this age,” he said.
He said: ”Following the judgment of the Supreme Court which sacked the governor-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon, some thugs believed to be doing the bidding of the APC stormed the residences of Justice Odili in Port Harcourt and Abuja to protest the verdict.
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”The placards carried by the sponsored protesters and thugs were a gnawing anathema to civilised conduct.
”The provocative remarks and lack of restraints on the part of the APC ignited the violence which led to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira.
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”APC thugs attacked and damaged the residence of Governor Douye Diri Opolo, the Steve Azaiki Library, the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, apart from cars and properties belonging to PDP supporters.
“We have noted the distressing display of crude conduct by the sponsored thugs and protesters of the APC in their response to the judgment of the Supreme Court.
“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the demonstration in the Abuja and Port Harcourt residences of Justice Mary Odili. The protesters and their sponsors must be told in clear and unmistakable terms that their action is reprehensible and condemnable.
“We are a country with respect for the rule of law and respect for our judicial officers. The sponsors of the protesters in Abuja and Port Harcourt and the APC hoodlums who took to the streets in Yenagoa to unleash mayhem, destroying the properties of PDP supporters, including my residence, must be made to realise that we are in a democracy.”
”The police and other security agencies should ensure that those who carried out the assault on the law, peace and stability of the state are brought to justice.”
