Amaechi losses bid to stop use Owerri court to stop Wike's inauguration

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The bid by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state to used a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State to  stop the inauguration of Chief Nyesom Wike as governor of Rivers State and his Deputy Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harr- Banigo on May 29, 2015, has suffered a setback, as the court struck out the suit.
Trial judge, Justice S. M. Shuaibu, struck out suit, FHC/OW/CS/100/2015 for want of jurisdiction.
The suit filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the APC, had sought to stop the inauguration of Wike on May 29.
Rivers APC and the Attorney-General of Rivers State through their counsel,  B. E. Nwofor SAN, had argued that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that was listed as the third defendant, the Police listed as the eight defendant and the DSS listed as the 10th defendant all had offices in Owerri.
The court held that by the provisions of the Federal High Court 2011, Notice on the venue of filing suits and the territorial jurisdictional limits of the Judicial Divisions of the Federal High Court enacted by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court pursuant to section 19 of the Federal High Court Act, Port Harcourt and not Owerri was the place in which the suit ought to have been filed.
The judge noted that all the principal claims in the suit were against Wike, the governor-elect and Dr Harry Banigo, the deputy governor-elect.
Reacting to the court’s decision, Chairman of the PDP in Rivers State, Mr Felix Obuah, praised the judiciary for rising up to the occasion as the true hope of the common man.
He added that Amaechi who, essentially is a creation of the Judiciary as a court judgment put him in office has shown only one agenda since he came to power which is the ridicule and destroy the judiciary.
He stated that he was not surprised as Amaechi is a tyrant at heart in the class of Mobutu, Idi Amin and Bokassa, opining that the man would stop at nothing to impose himself as Emperor of Nigeria.
He noted that the PDP and Wike were ready and prepared to meet Amaechi and his millions anywhere they go to subvert the rule of law.
Obuah welcomed what he described as sound and unambiguous judgment of Justice  Shuaibu in favour Wike, over his swearing in ceremony billed for May 29, 2015.
The PDP expressed gratitude to the judiciary over the failure of Amaechi and the APC, through his Attorney-General, Mr Worgu Boms to secure judgment in the matter through the back door, which it believes would have truncated the democratic process in the State.
Obuah also expressed concern  over the desperation exhibited by the out-going governor, Amaechi which clearly shows his exceeding hate for Wike, even when everyone is expecting a robust peace in the state.
He added “The manner in which Amaechi and the APC leadership have carried on the administration of government in Rivers since they lost in the last elections in the state has become worrisome and exposes their desperation to hold on to power at all cost. This, to us is undemocratic, selfish and unpatriotic of people who ought to act as statesmen, considering their political offices.
“It is however, sad and disappointing that even when they should realise that the tide has flown against their selfish desires, they are still living in fool’s paradise, thinking they can come out of the loss. All we know and sure of is that the APC will continue to fail, no matter the antics.”
He was of the view that rather than waste  its time and Rivers peoples’ resources on fruitless court cases and non productive actions aimed at thwarting the smooth inauguration of the incoming government, Amaechi was better advised to channel his energies in joining the administration of Wike in building a united Rivers State.
“Amaechi and the APC should allow peace reign in Rivers State by not distorting the anticipated smooth handover of government to the PDP in the state on May 29, 2015, which is sacrosanct, as the party cannot wait to deliver to the people of the State what it promised them and many more after being inaugurated.”

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