★Wike acted constitutionally, says govt
The immediate past Commissioner for Lands and Survey in Rivers State, Ezemonye Ezekiel-Amadi, yesterday condemned the extension of the tenure of the state Chief Judge, Justice Daisy Okocha and that of Justice Christy Gabriel-Nwankwo, by Governor Nyesom Wike. Wike extended their tenure after they served out their mandatory six months on acting capacity, a development that prompted Ezekeil-Amadi, an aide to former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, to call the extension illegal.
The governor, through his media aide, had announced that Daisy Okocha would remain the acting chief judge of the state from December 1, 2015 to January 15, 2016. She took over following the suspension of Justice Peter Agumagu by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
It would be recalled that when the battle for the appointment of the chief judge raged under Amaechi, the former commissioner had declared that Okocha was not qualified for the position.
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