ABUJA – Following the protracted impasse that has left Rivers State without a substantive Chief Judge, the Federal Government, Tuesday, directed the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State to swear-in the Governor-elect of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, on May 29. The directive for the Bayelsa Chief Judge to administer the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on Wike was contained in a press statement that was issued by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, SAN. According to the AGF, the order was necessitated by the fact that Rivers State neither has a substantive CJ nor President of the Customary Court of Appeal. Adoke said it was regrettable that the existing vacuum in the higher rung of the River state judiciary has made strict compliance with requirements of Section 185(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, under which Wike should have ordinarily be sworn in, virtually impossible. Adoke said it was owing to the situation that FG decided to invoke the provision of section185 (2) of the Constitution, so as to empower the Bayelsa CJ
to conduct the governorship swearing-in ceremony in River state on May 29. The AGF noted that section 185(2) of the constitution provides that, “The Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office shall be administered by the Chief Judge of the state or Grand Khadi of the Sharia
Court of Appeal of the state, if any, or President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the state, if any, or the person for the time being respectively appointed to exercise the functions of any of those offices in any state.” The press statement read: “The general public, particularly the government and people of Rivers State, are hereby invited to take note of this development and appreciate the fact that the invitation extended to the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State to administer the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the Governor-elect of Rivers State on May 29, 2015 is in accordance with the Constitution and should therefore be respected by all and sundry”.

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Rivers state inec commissioner from Bayelsa state. The CJ to swear in our Governor elect in Rivers state from Bayelsa state. I hope the election tribunal chairman handling election petitions concerning Rivers state election is from Bayelsa state too. May 29th. one clueless man will give way for the peoples General.

Rivers in the news always.

Cool

Wike We Know Wike We Love

Amechi will teach Buhari "Effective Administration without the Judiciary ". Because Amechi has perfected the act of killing the judiciary.

If bayelsa judge no dey, pastor can swear Wike in. Swearing in is swearing in.

Do FG have a say on electoral matter anymore ? Well anything goes in Nigeria.



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