Celestine Omehia Faces Derecognition Following Rivers State Assembly's Motion

 

The fight   in Rivers PDP which degenrated from party primary,following the disaggreement between the Party Elders and the Governor of Rivers State, Governor Wike is gradually taking shape after the Rivers State Assembly swing into action against former Governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia.

Celestine Omehia, Senator Lee Meaba and Austine Okpara left Governor Wike's PDP Camp to pin tenth with Atiku Abubakar after the Governor flagbearer's eletion in the state never went down will with them.

Sir Omehia who was recognised by Wike's Government is facing the rode squarely, having it that  he was recognized by Governor Wike as Governor of Rivers State with all rites paid to him by Wike led Goverment. But because of the  recent development in Rivers PDP, Omehia will soon be derecognised following the decision of the State Assembly passing it to Law.

A motion to derecognise Celestine Omehia, as a former Governor of Rivers State has been passed by Rivers State House of Assembly. 

 

Leader of the House, Martin Amaewmule moved the motion to reverse an earlier resolution of the 8th Assembly on June 30, 2015 which compelled the Executive Arm, headed by Governor Nyesom Wike to recognise Omehia as a former Governor and according him all entitlements, privileges and benefits.

He noted that recognition of Omehia in that capacity will be a bridge of the Supreme Court judgement which removed Celestine Omehia as a Governor in 2007 for not being the duly elected candidate in that year’s election.

 

Asides submitting a copy of the Nigerian Weekly Law Report that contains the landmark judgement which removed Omehia from office and declared Rotimi Amaechi as the duly elected candidate of the PDP at the time and the right person to occupy the office of the Governor, the lawmaker also moved a motion to reverse the earlier resolution because the 9th Assembly has a better knowledge and particulars on the said Supreme Court Judgement.

 

After lawmakers at the house of assembly debated on the motion, they all voted to reverse the earlier resolution because the 9th Assembly has a better knowledge and particulars on the said Supreme Court Judgement.

 

Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani noted that while the house was right in taking the decision, no law is absolute.