…advises aggrieved persons should go to court
…says Executive Order justified

Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Chief Onueze Okocha (SAN) has declared that the Executive Orders signed by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike are appropriate.

Okocha (SAN) advised anyone who is uncomfortable with the Executive Orders should approach the courts.

Chief Okocha (SAN) lauded the steps taken by the Rivers State Governor to fight coronavirus as well thought out and well advised. He said the steps will help check the spread of coronavirus.

He said: “I believe strongly that the measures are taken by the Rivers State Government, particularly the Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike are well thought out, well advised and I believe that they will to a large extent help us to avoid or at least minimize to the barest level the spread of this coronavirus that they now say causes the illness they called COVID-19.”

“I commend the government, I commend the Governor for these bold and very laudable steps”

“And the Executive Orders put in place by the State Governor are appropriate. Everybody accepts that they are calculated to secure our safety and to reduce to the barest minimum the spread of this coronavirus. So I don’t believe that anybody has quarreled with any of these orders.”

“What I have heard are people flouting those orders and Nigerians some times do not understand, some of these measures put in place, some of these regulations, these laws and orders are for there own good, and everybody should do each of their very best to comply with them.”

He noted that it was on this basis that the Rivers State Government put in place the Quarantine Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other Infectious Diseases Regulations No. 2 of 2020 which is also in line with Quarantine Act of the Federal Government.

“It’s not everything that is going to be on written law. By the authority of written law, some orders are made, some regulations are put in place and those flow naturally from the provisions of written law”

“This is why the Rivers State Government passed a law recently and we also have the Federal Act, Quarantine Act and many other such regulations that are aimed at dealing with safety and security and then health and well being of the people”

“So, anybody that is arguing that the Executive Orders are unconstitutional should know his options. He should seek legal advice and if necessary go and challenge those orders in a court of law, duly constituted”

On the demolition of Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme and Etemeteh Hotel, Onne in Eleme Local Government Area, Chief Onueze Okocha said the action of the Governor is justifiable given the several warnings to hoteliers not to operate within the period.

“I do not blame the Governor for his action because am aware that the regulation was put in place over two weeks ago for hoteliers and those operating drinking parlours and entertainment centres to close down at least temporarily until we get grip on how to deal this coronavirus pandemic”

“Now people have been making all kinds of comments, the press and I have heard some on the airwaves. They do not seem to know the full facts of the matter”

“Yes, there was a regulation put in place long before now regarding the lockdown we have had in Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government Areas. I hear that this happened in Eleme Local Government Area. Two hotels and they were warned to stop operating. Indeed, a task force was sent to remind them about the Executive Order put in place by the Governor and they got their thugs and some local boys to beat members of the task force, so the Governor left with no other option wielded the big stick.”

“We also heard people saying oooh, he was impounding vehicles and arresting people on the roads for violating the law on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government Areas. What did they expect the Governor to do? Fold his hands and watch people to openly and brazenly flout what we know are regulations put in place in accordance with law and order”

“So, the Governor I think was justified in wielding the big stick on the hoteliers and anybody who feels that he has any reason to dispute should approach the appropriate quarters and let us see how far that approach will get him.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/hotels-demolition-wikes-action-appropriate-%e2%80%95former-nba-president/
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this asslicker of a lawyer is a moomoo..

if it were his fathers hotel will he say such because of covid ? can't wicked fine them or close the place for a period .. must the short demon show the world what part of hell he came from ?


anumpama... wicked apaamu! and friends

They are climbing out their holes to defend their overlord.

Power go soon drop from him hand

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Was the Executive Order consistent with the Constitution of the Federal Republic's right to Fair Hearing?

How can you be Legislature, Executive and Judiciary at the same time?

Was there any Court or Mobile Court in which the accused were tried, convicted, sentenced and relevant sanction given by learned magistrate or judge ?

Some of these SANs are out there to support their paymasters

These are people that have sense.
Nigerians love the hard way and here you have it.

incoming insults from nairalanders.

@Fasindo, keep enumerating the various vacancies arising from the demolition. Yet you fail to realize that only the living can work. Since the hotel was an avenue to cause health calamity in Rivers, we are solidly behind Wike.

Do you know I used to take some girls to guesthouse during the lockdown, that is weeks after Wike declared lockdown.. But yesterday evening, the manager of my favorite guesthouse did not allow even me, his number one patron access.

All the hoteliers in PH who have been sneaking in guests have now respected themselves and may have saved their immediate community from calamity.


We are not Europeans and don't have their capacity if shit hits the fan. Look at Ecuador our mate, how helpless they are. Brazil, our senior is seriously overhwelmed. So better the hoteliers learn lesson than cause medical crisis of exponential proportion.


Moreover, you people in SWest can live life normal like there is no pandemic anywhere.

The man is looking for food,he have no option.