Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) has confirmed the appointment of Justice Daisy Okocha, as the Chief Justice of the State.
The new Speaker of the House, Adams Dabatorudima, announced this after a debate and vote by the state lawmakers during an emergency plenary which took place at about 7 pm on Wednesday.
The confirmation of Okocha by the state lawmakers followed a letter from Governor Nyesom Wike requesting for the assembly’s approval to confirm her as the substantive Chief Judge of the State.
The governor obviously sought the lawmakers’ approval for the confirmation following the decision of the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt which on that Wednesday set aside the decisions of the Federal High Court, which earlier rejected Justice Okocha’s nomination as chief judge.
The Appeal Court later granted Governor Wike the authority to approve her appointment as the Chief Judge of the state.
Lawyer to the National Judicial Council (NJC), James Mmuo, who commented on this, also said that with the judgment so far, the State Assembly is entitled to confirm Justice Okocha’s appointment as the Chief Justice while Governor Wike gives final approval.
https://www.today.ng/news/national/56679/rivers-assembly-confirms-daisy-okocha-as-chief-judge

Congrats Madam Chief Judge....

Are you crying?

mostyg:
Congrats Madam Chief Judge....

Are you crying?

I tire. The photographer did a poor job on d woman. What does her appointment mean to wike.

She was confirmed by "sacked lawmaker" in the "Night". Get ready all of U will be scattered by fire once a new Governor takes over in March 2016

Appointment long overdue. For two years former governor Amaechi refused to approve her nomination as substantive CJ of Rivers state. I pray her tenure brings the best of Rivers Judiciary.

congrats to her (if she deserve it).
wait oo, what is so urgent about the appointment that an emergency meeting to be held at 7pm, if they use holiday as an excuse so as not to ground the judiciary, will the courts open during the holiday also?
something is fishy. we will know in few days time.