Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has described the order of a Federal High Court,
Abuja, that former President Goodluck Jonathan should appear before it as
judicial persecut
ion.
In a statement by its President, Mr Roland Pereotubo, the IYC said: “The
motive behind the invitation is outside what the law prescribes. The invitation
is calculated to embarrass the person and office of ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan. This is the first of its kind in the history of this country and it
should not be allowed to happen.
“It is an affront to the person of Dr Jonathan for a court to invite him
in such a humiliating manner, especially when it is glaring that the purpose is
to use judicial power to persecute the man in order to put him to public
disrepute. “We will not allow that to happen. This is an insult to the Ijaw
people. Those who want to foment trouble in the country should not use the
sanctity of the judiciary to prosecute their aims. Jonathan’s acceptance of
election defeat should not be taken as cowardice but a reflection of true
statesmanship. “This current government owes it a duty to respect the person of
Dr Jonathan for the sacrifices he made to keep us united. No former president
of this country has ever been openly humiliated the way this present government
is persecuting Jonathan’s family. “Let it not be seen as an offence for
Jonathan to peacefully hand over power to President Muhammadu Buhari. The IYC
calls on President Muhammadu Buhari and other ex-Presidents to intervene in the
matter. The Ijaw nation will not sit idle and allow her son to be publicly
humiliated in such a despicable manner.”
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