By Musa Yaro, Calabar.
Cross River State governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has called on the judiciary to tamper with mercy, all judgments against government officials.
Otu appealed when he received the state chief judge, Justice Akon Ikpeme, who led other members of the higher bench on a courtesy visit to him.
He maintained that the appeal has become imperative to build a completely new relationship and continuous synergy among the various arms of government.
“We have too many issues to grab with and I believe that if we are working together, we are working to deliver the state.
“Moving forward, I want to appeal that we should all work together to see how we give Cross River State a chance to grow,” the Governor said.
“We are working to make sure that our people benefit not just from the dividends of democracy but that of responsibilities as leaders.
Otu who had earlier directed that the cars of senior judges that have lasted for a couple of years be immediately replaced with new cars, assured that before the end of the week, the directives will be fully implemented.
He also promised that issues of offices and stationaries for the judicial arm of government will be attended to as certain official documents need not be taken outside for any reason.
“We want to make sure that we return to the old judiciary that we used to know and this we cannot achieve without you also giving us the support.
“No society can function without justice, you remain the passion of the common man and last hope, and I am happy that in Cross River State and to some extent, we have been able to abide by the dictates of our constitution,” Otu stressed.
Earlier, Justice Akon Ikpeme said her team came to congratulate Otu on his well-deserved victory at the polls and subsequent swearing-in as governor of the state.
