THE
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has vowed to
appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja that
nullified the takeover of the functions of the State House of Assembly
by the National Assembly.
The state APC said it rejected the court
ruling delivered by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, adding that the judgement
was capable of causing a breakdown of law and order in the state.
In a statement signed by the Senior
Special Adviser to the Interim State Chairman, APC Rivers State, Chief
Chukwuemeka Eze, the APC added that the decision of the High Court was
not in the interest of the people of the state.
It noted that the anti-Amaechi lawmakers
had concluded plans to impeach the Governor Rotimi Amaechi, his
deputy, Mr. Tele Ikuru, as a result of the court ruling.
The statement read in part, “The APC
received with shock, the news of yesterday’s (Wednesday’s) judgment of
the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed,
which declared as unconstitutional, the taking over of the Rivers House
of Assembly by the National Assembly.
“We are convinced that this decision is
not in the interest of the good people of Rivers State and have,
therefore, instructed our lawyers to immediately appeal against it.
“We wish to alert the Nigerian public
about the imminent breakdown of law and order in Rivers State if the
judgment of his Lordship, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, is allowed to stand.
“Already, the five rebel lawmakers in
the House of 32 lawmakers have concluded plans to illegally sit as soon
as they can to impeach Governor Rotimi Amaechi and his deputy, Tele
Ikuru.
“The aim of these misguided agents of
destabilisation sponsored by Education Minister, Nyesom Wike, is to pave
the way for Evans Bipi, leader of the five rebel lawmakers, to be
sworn-in as the acting governor,” the party added.
The APC expressed fear that the five
rebel lawmakers would be protected by policemen and men of the Armed
Forces and would declare the seats of the 26 lawmakers loyal to Amaechi
vacant for defecting to the APC.
PUNCH NG
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