Rivers: Fubara advises rejecting court ruling against pro-Wike lawmakers as group sends message to NJC

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  • Domestic Transparency Watch has urged the Rivers State government to reject a court ruling that reinstated 26 lawmakers who defected from the PDP to the APC.
  • The group’s president, Adam Biu, called the decision “shocking” and a “blatant display of political misconduct.”
  • Biu also called on the National Judicial Council to investigate the judgment, saying the people of Rivers State deserve justice.

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FCT, Abuja – Domestic Transparency Watch on Tuesday, June 11, urged the Rivers State government to reject a court order reinstating 26 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The group’s chairman, Adam Biu, said in a statement that the defection of the lawmakers violated section 109(1)(g) and (2) of the Nigerian constitution.

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A group has urged the Rivers State government to reject a court order reinstating 26 lawmakers who defected from the PDP to the APC. Photo credit: @SimFubaraKSC
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“The decision of the Rivers State High Court is shocking and a blatant display of political misconduct,” Biu said.

“We urge the state government to reject and challenge this decision in the best interest of the people of Rivers State.”

Legitime.ng reported that a high court in Rivers State, Port Harcourt division, had dismissed the suit seeking to declare the 25 legislator seats vacant, on Monday, June 10.

However, Biu urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to challenge the judgment.

“Domestic Transparency Watch is deeply concerned by the level of rascality being contemplated by former members of the Rivers State Assembly, who are currently in a state of confusion and disarray,” the statement added.

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Meanwhile, the group also joined calls for the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate the ruling.

“The people of Rivers State deserve justice, and this illegality should not be tolerated,” Biu said.

“The actions taken by the 26 legislators led by Martin Amaewhule and their supporters to achieve this decision are not only a blatant display of political misconduct, but also a deliberate attempt to disrupt the state by undermining the law.”

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Meanwhile, the Fubara-led Rivers State government had earlier described reports on the court ruling on the 26 legislators as misleading and false.

The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, said the suit before the court was not aimed at declaring the MPs vacant.

Source: Legit.ng