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S’Court orders Wike’s ally to resume sitting as Speaker, declares invalid Rivers LG election

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4 months ago
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S’Court orders Wike’s ally to resume sitting as Speaker, declares invalid Rivers LG election
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The Supreme Court has ordered Martin Amaewhule to resume sitting immediately as Speaker with other elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Channels TV reports that in a one hour, thirty-six-minute judgement delivered on Friday by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye, the five-man panel of the apex court unanimously dismissed the cross-appeal filed by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara challenging the validity of the House of Assembly presided over by Martin Amaewhule as the Speaker.

The court held that it is an aberration for Governor Fubara to have purportedly presented an appropriation bill before a four-man House of Assembly thereby denying twenty-eight constituencies of effective representation in vagrant violation of a court order mandating him (Fubara) to re-present the 2024 appropriation bill before a validly constituted Assembly led by Amaewhule.

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The apex court further held that the actions of Governor Fubara over the alleged defection of twenty-eight members of the Rivers Assembly is an act of brigandage and dictatorship aimed at preventing the House from performing its legitimate functions under the speakership of Amaewhule.

The court also held that the demolition of the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex by Governor Fubara is an act of indiscipline bordering on the excessive use of executive might to frustrate the sitting of the Assembly led by Amaewhule.

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Supreme Court, in another judgment on Friday, barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation and other agencies from releasing funds to the government of Rivers State until it purges itself of what the court describes as flagrant disobedience to court orders.

The apex court in a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, declared invalid the local government election conducted on the 5th of October 2024 by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, for grossly violating the Electoral Act.

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Reading the judgement, Justice Tukur said the action of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission is declared void for lack of substantial compliance with the electoral Act and guidelines as the electoral body continued voter registration even after announcing an election date.

The court held that processes leading to the conduct of a local government election were abridged in clear violation of Section 150 of the Electoral Act.

Source: Channels TV

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