By Gift Samuel, The Sight News
ABUJA: The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the attacks by hoodlums on the Court in Port Harcourt.
The NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who made this known in a press statement, said these attacks represent the primitive instincts of the hoodlums and the desperation of their promoters.
“But beyond this, an attack on the Court, any Court for that matter, constitutes a violation of the sanctity of the Judiciary and an invitation to anarchy.
“In light of the fact that the court is the last hope of the common man, no explanation is good enough for this level of primitive violence” he chided.
He further stressed that Nigeria’s democracy can only make meaning as well as stand the test of time with strong institutions.
“Accordingly, we should eschew undermining them as that will only render them prostrate and amenable to manipulation.
“However, Judges owe themselves and the system the duty of living above board. Anything to the contrary, erodes the confidence of the citizenry in the courts and makes attractive the quest for alternative route to justice, which often times could be savage!” he added.
Wabba finally urged the police to fish out and prosecute the culprits, no matter how highly placed, adding that, they say “No to intimidation of the Courts!”
