River
State Governor, Nyesome Wike, has sworn in as acting Chief Judge of the
state, Justice Daisy Okocha and an acting President of the Customary
Court of Appeal, Justice Christiana Nwankwo.
The swearing-in
of the judicial officers, Governor Wike’s first task, held in the
Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the Rivers
State capital, South-south Nigeria.
This
appointments are coming nearly a year after courts in the state shut
down following the controversy that engulfed the judiciary in the state,
caused by the legal tussle that ensued between the National Judicial
Council (NJC) and the former State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as to who
should be appointed as the Chief Justice.
According to Governor
Wike, the newly sworn in acting President of the Customary Court of
Appeal is a replacement the suspended President, Justice Peter Agumagu.
Governor
Wike while giving his charge took a swipe at the Nigeria Bar
Association (NBA) and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), for
allowing the judiciary to be grounded without any fight.
Credit: Channels
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