Don’t Play Politics With Omehia’s Derecognition, Wike Warns

Rivers State Governor Ezenwo Wike has warned in opposition to enjoying politics with the derecognition of Sir Celestine Ngozichim Omehia, as a former governor of the state.

Recall that the Rivers State Home of Meeting had on Thursday unanimously adopted a movement introduced by the chief of the Home, Martin Amaewhule, derecognizing Omehia as a former governor of the state.

The movement, which ordered him to refund over N696 million obtained as advantages and pension to date in addition to cease including titles of “His Excellency” and “Common Service Star of Rivers State (GSSRS)”

Wike spoke yesterday whereas signing the instrument of the previous governor’s derecognition on the Govt Council Chambers of Authorities Home, Port Harcourt.

The instrument of motion was introduced to the governor by introduced by the State Legal professional Common and Commissioner for Justice, Professor Zacchaeus Adangor.

Wike To Sign Omehia’s Derecognition As Former Governor Into Law

He urged individuals to get a replica of the Supreme Court docket judgment and perceive that it’s the proper factor to derecognise Omehia within the eye of the legislation.

Wike stated: “I needed to name the Legal professional Common for him to present me his authorized opinion as regards the decision of the Meeting, and rightly the Legal professional Common stated they (Meeting) are proper.

“That within the first occasion, the popularity was extra-judicial, that the Meeting has no energy to vary the judgment of any courtroom, to not speak in regards to the Supreme Court docket. So, individuals ought to perceive and to not start to play politics.”

The governor disclosed that he had at all times revered resolutions from the State Meeting and by no means had any purpose to disagreed with them.