Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has provided an explanation for why he on Thursday dedicated one of the buildings in the recently completed Magistrates Court Complex after his wife, Justice Suzzette Eberechi.
Wike claimed he had to be kind to himself in order for his name to appear in the annals. He also named several blocks after other people.
One of the court complex’s blocks was named after Justice Iche Ndu by the governor, who also welcomed President-elect Bola Tinubu to the ceremony.
Other blocks were given names by the governor in honour of some of the state’s top judges, who revealed this during the complex’s inauguration on Thursday.
He said: “The first building by my immediate left has to be named Justice Chibuzor Amadi Block. And then we remembered one of our own who is late, Justice Elizabeth Membre. Block B is named after her. The President of the Customary Court of Appeal was also a Magistrate before, so the third block is named after the President of the Customary Court of Appeal.
“And then the last block, I said I will not go empty-handed. Every day, people say Wike you are generous. If I’m generous to myself, is it bad? So as I am leaving, let me also name that one after my wife. So, it will be named after Justice Suzzette Eberechi Nyesom Wike. What matters to me is Nyesom Wike, so my name is there and that block is for my dear wife.
The governor also clarified that he named one of the complex blocks after a former Chief Judge of the state, Justice Iche Ndu because he contributed to the growth of the judiciary.
“Why did we name this place after Justice Ndu? During his tenure as Chief Judge, he did very well – it was the period I was the Chief of Staff. You see a Chief Judge coming with dignity. You see a Chief Judge and you know that he is a Chief Judge and he contributed to the growth of the judiciary.
“We felt like, now that he is alive, let us remember that he has done his own work; that is why we have to name this complex, Justice Iche Ndu Magistrates Court Complex,” he explained.
