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Lawyers Raise Alarm Over ‘Gradual Desecration’ Of Legal Profession In Rivers

by Leadership News
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A professional group under the aegis of Progressive Lawyers of Rivers State has raised the alarm over what it called the gradual desecration of the legal profession in Rivers State.

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The group, disturbed by what it called high level of illegalities being deliberately carried out by the Rivers State Government, in a statement jointly signed by its chairman and secretary, D. Camadi, Esq, and K. Owhorndar, respectively, declared that: “We are alarmed as lawyers to see that despite the general and well publicized
knowledge of the Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023; River State House of Assembly and Anor. v The National Assembly and Ors, and the subsisting Order of the Federal High Court in Suit No:FHC/ABJ/CS/1681/2023; RT Hon Martins Amaewhule and Ors v INEC and Ors., the Governor of Rivers State and the High Court of Rivers State has decided to continually desecrate our profession.

“Sadly, he is not doing it alone, he is doing it with the help of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dagogo Iboroma and some Judges in the Rivers State High Court.

“For Avoidance of doubt, we had warned in our open letter to the Chief Judge of Rivers State on the 9th of May, 2024, that there were plans to turn the Rivers State High Court to an Appeal court and declare Mr. Victor Oko Jumbo Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly without recourse to the Judgements and orders of a court of coordinate jurisdiction.

“We issued out this open letter, which the Chief Judge’s office received. This was done to save our profession from ridicule.

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“Unfortunately, on the 10th of May, 2024, just as we had predicted, an ex-parte order was issued in Suit No: PHC/1512/CS/2024 by Hon Justice C.N Wali of the Rivers State High Court purporting to set aside the Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023; River State House of Assembly and Anor v The National Assembly and Ors and declare the seats of lawfully elected House of Assembly members vacant.

“This was also done despite an order of another Federal High Court against declaring the seats of House of Assembly Members vacant in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1681/2023; RT Hon Martins Amaewhule and Ors v INEC
and Ors,

“Furthermore, Honourable Justice C.N Wali ought to know that the provisions of section 272(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended robs him off any jurisdiction when it comes to tenure and vacancy of seats of elected officials in Nigeria including State House of Assembly Members.

“It is also very disturbing that we are in receipt of a letter by a purported Clerk of Rivers State House of Assembly inviting a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dagogo Iboroma for screening before a purported House of Assembly of three men.

“This purported House of Assembly formerly made up of four members was ruled to be illegal by Honourable Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/ 1613/2023; River State House of Assembly and
Anor v The National Assembly and Ors.

“The issue of who the clerk of the House of Assembly was also resolved in the sald suit by Hon. Justice Omotosho and it was held that only the Amaewhule led Assembly of 27 members can determine who their clerk is.

“Our worry is that a revered Senior Advocate will aid and abet contempt of a judgement of court by presenting himself before an assembly that is illegitimate before the law.

“Even If we were to assume without conceding, that our dear Senior Advocate is basing his screening on the order of the Rivers State High Court by Hon. Justice C.N Wali, is our revered Silk implying that the Rivers State High Court now sits on appeal for judgments and interim orders of the Federal High Court?

“We will like to draw the attention of Dagogo Iboroma, SAN to the final paragraph of the Honourable Justice J.K Omotosho Judgment of the Federal High Court which states; in Order is hereby Made restraining the 11th Defendant from howsoever or whatsoever manner making any request, presentation or nomination to the Rivers State House of Assembly not under the Leadership of the 2nd Plaintiff as Speaker.

“The 11th Defendant on record in the said case is the Governor of Rivers State and the 2nd Plaintiff is RT. Hon Martin Amaewhule.

“In essence presenting one’s self before any other Assembly not led by RT. Hon Martin Amaewhule is contempt of court. In all of these, the Governor of Rivers State enjoys his immunity.

“We therefore call on Dagogo Iboroma, SAN to note that being screened by an assembly that is not contemplated in the Judgement of Justice Omotosho which ‘still subsists will be nullity in the eyes of the law.

“We also call on all leaders of the Bar and the Bench to with immediate effect save our noble profession.

“As an organization we shall take steps to oppose this desecration of our courts and profession and we shall ensure that ‘something shall never stand on nothing’.”


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