The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has debunked media reports that a non-governmental organisation, Integrity Group, secured a court injunction to stop the Senate from screening a ministerial nominee and former governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.

APC, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday by its publicity secretary, Chris Finebone, said it had searched in all the Federal High Courts across the country and did not find any such proceeding pending or an order before any court in the country.

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Our attention has been drawn to a Statement being circulated in the media that Mr. Livingstone Wechie has obtained a court order restraining the Senate from Screening Rt. Rotimi AMAECHI as a ministerial nominee.

Following the announcement, we have made frantic search at the Federal High Court across the Country and did not find any such proceedings pending or ORDER before any Court in the Country, the Federal High Court being the only Court that has jurisdiction to determine any matter in which the Senate is made a party and its duties and functions are the subject matter, in view of Section 251 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Again, because we are aware of the desperation of the PDP and Mr. Livingstone Wechie on this matter, we have nonetheless carried out a search at the High Court Registry in Rivers State, and no indication that such Order exists at the High Court of Rivers State, except if such order is given to Mr. Livingstone WECHIE in the sitting room of a Judge, which we know that no right thinking judicial officer will do so, especially at this time that the National Judicial Council is desirous of sanitizing the Judiciary.

Clearly, the State High Court has no powers or jurisdiction under the Constitution to determine a matter in which the subject matter relates to the duties or functions of the Senate. The distinguished and Honourable Judges of the Rivers State High Court are fully aware of this Constitutional provision. We strongly believe that none of them would be drawn into such level of judicial rascality or abuse of office, no matter the inducement or incentive.

We urge all good people of Rivers State to remain calm and await the Senate Report and action as has been announced by the Most Distinguished Senate President.

We hereby give notice to the Directorate of State Security Services and the Nigerian Police to investigate this level of misinformation that is capable of breaching the peace. We urge them to be vigilant and watch for any attempt to forge and criminally alter documentation at the Rivers State High Court Registry.

Chris Finebone
State Publicity Secretary

http://government.leadership.ng/news/politics/467256/ministerial-confirmation-no-court-injunction-stopping-amaechis-screening-apc

they should allow that young man to be.

When will it dawn on these folks that they can't choose who PMB can or cannot pick as minister from a state...

You can decide not to allow him set foot into PHC but you can't stop him from taking his seat at the FEC...

No one can stop an idea whose time has come.

Proudly treacherous & Deceptive..

StepTwo:
why

because nobody can stop amaechi the slayer of PDP from becoming a minister......only GOD can stop him....

So people will need medical attention by this weekend...


Cry me a river!

So much confusion

What Wike, Rivers PDP, and some hate mongers on Nairaland don't understand is, that after Wednesday Next Week, Rotimi Amaechi Automatically and constitutionally becomes a Minister, if so desired by The President

lalasticlala! Over to you..

Mods Front page

NgeneUkwenu:
What Wike, Rivers PDP, and some hate mongers on Nairaland don't understand is, that after Wednesday Next Week, Rotimi Amaechi Automatically and constitutionally becomes a Minister, if so desires by The President

Courtesy 21 day rule right?

NgeneUkwenu:
What Wike, Rivers PDP, and some hate mongers on Nairaland don't understand is, that after Wednesday Next Week, Rotimi Amaechi Automatically and constitutionally becomes a Minister, if so desires by The President

And that would be a good thing for the country?

theV0ice:


Courtesy 21 day rule right?

Exactly!!

K

please make una leave amaechi alone.

Okay

modath:

When will it dawn on these folks that they can't choose who PMB can or cannot pick as minister from a state...
You can decide not to allow him set foot into PHC but you can't stop him from taking his seat at the FEC...
No one can stop an idea whose time has come.
Proudly treacherous & Deceptive..

[size=15pt]Alas! Said W B Yeats "the blood dimmed tide is loosed and everywhere the celebration of innocence is drowned... The best lack all conviction while the worst are filled with passionate intensity"[/size]

People like this poster, who is celebrating treachery and deception. Accursed!!!

...Enough of these hanky panky

Weda he gets it or not
E nor go pain me!!!
E for pain me pass if sey na SFG dem give am.....

Naija and its senators I HAIL THEE!!!

Amaechi is eating it raw...

Too much drama about the candidacy of this Amaechi.

I hope he performs at the end of the day. I hope the distractions this generate will not deter the government from achieving whatever good they met by this action.

God help Nigeria!

Rotimi Amaechi the next Minister of the Niger Delta

Whether Wike and the wailing wailers like it or not!

#Proudly deceitful and treacherous

If you dont like it, please send PM for the closest Lagoon to your current location.

Thanks

PDP setting confusion among themselves

This is nigeria things happens miraclelusly,powerfull or by force...quote me anywhere comes 21ts of this month this is d same way saraki will smile and bow back to SP seat

No wahala, after all Fashola did not "sign cheque. So, any past governor invited by Efcc should say I don't sign cheque". Apc I hail ooo. Change in deed. Stella Odua did not sign cheque too. I hope hypocrites here will accept that. Mtcheeeew

We don't even know who to believe again.

Na today una begin. Lie us

Amaechi. Can not be nigerian minister

#IHATEAPC #AM A WAILER AND AM PROUD