Chidi Odinkalu, the former chairman of the national human rights commission and renowned legal expert recently wade in into the heated verbal exchange between former governor and Rivers State Nyesom Wike and Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential aspirant. According to his statements which were shared on his official X handle, he pointed out that Sowore was sitting by himself and the former governor ran into him.
The former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and renowned human rights activist and lawyer Omoyele Sowore had been embroidered in a verbal confrontation that had left many appalled.
However, following the remarks from the United States mission in Nigeria that officials indicted of corrupt practices will be barred from receiving visas, the stand-off was given another dimension.
Reacting, Chidi Odinkalu, a respected human rights lawyer and legal practitioner in a recent statement which was shared on his official X handle, made a striking comment regarding the brutal exchange between the duo.
According to his statements, he pointed out that the former presidential aspirant was sitting by himself and the former governor of Rivers State went and ran into him. He further pointed out that the FCT minister was now singing.
The statements from Chidi Odinkalu indicated that he was in support of the erstwhile AAC leader, as he was a well known vocal critic of the former governor.
These were the words of Chidi Odinkalu which he shared on his official X handle,
“You see as Sowore was sitting by himself, Nyesom Wike went and ran into him. Now he is singing….” He wrote.