Professor Chidi Odinkalu has said the call by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, for the Body of Benchers to punish him was made under the influence of deadly alcohol.
Odinkalu has been a major critic of Wike of late, faulting his alleged influence on the judiciary.
He recently criticized the minister after he was seen at an event with a judge.
Reacting, Wike stated that such a believe has instilled fear in judges to the poi t that they find it difficult socializing.
"We have instilled so much fear in our judges and justices that they can't freely associate. If a judge is going to a mosque or church and sees someone they know, they hesitate to interact because they fear being accused. If they shake hands with someone, people will allege bribery, and a petition will be written claiming the judge was seen shaking someone's hand," he continued, indirectly referencing Odinkalu's public critiques.
Reacting, Odinkalu knocked Wike for seeking his dismissal by the Body of Benchers.
He said on X, "This #GreedyGlutton, @GovWike, has consumed a lot of deadly alcohol again.... At this rate, the only lawyers left in Nigeria will be Nyesom Wike & OCJ Okocha. One will be conducting & the other will be twerking to #OnYourMandate....!
"Nigeria's powerful cabinet Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has a very dependent relationship with dangerous beverages. Last week, he consumed some of that stuff & while under the influence asked the #BodyofBenchers to get me disbarred for saying the truth about his habit of seeking to accessorize the Judiciary.
"We will tell his story when the time comes."
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