WAS OWELLE ROCHAS OKOROCHA WRONG IN GOING TO UNSEAL ROYAL SPRING PALM HOTEL?

+ Dr Johnson Ibeh

The voice was bellowing, "nobody is above the Law" unarguably, it was the voice of Eric Uwakwe, the SA to the Governor Hope Uzodimma, on Youth Affairs.

To Mr Chinasa Nwaneri, who is the SA to the Governor on Special duties, his grouse with Owelle Rochas Okorocha is that, according to him, Owelle Rochas Okorocha was owing him, but that is not yet substantiated.

Reference to the Royal Spring Palm Hotel, there is no argument that the facility was listed among the properties slated for investigation along with the likes of East High school and the rest. As a result of the involvement of EFCC, the property is supposed to be delineated as a property in the hands of law enforcement agencies. The government, being an entity that is not above the law, was supposed to respect its position and await the outcome of the investigation.

In addition, the government could have been able to secure court order to be able to trespass into the premises in order not to flout the rule of law. Besides that, there is outstanding case in court about the property in question and it's supposed to be protected from any trespass including government agents.

The sealing of the premises without any court order or any form of prior notification of the owner for any alleged contravention of the law is an act of brigandage.

Barr. Enyinnaya Onuegbu acknowledged that the government could not obtain court order before embarking on the violent sealing, meaning that the government only unleashed thugs on someone's properties.

Going by the inability of the government to respect due process, how could anyone ascertain that it was an action duly sanctioned by the Governor?

Following Mr Nwaneri's claim that Owelle Rochas Okorocha was owing him, so he habored deep animosity against the person of Okorocha and would have embarked on same driven by vendetta, claiming it was the government. The question begging for answer now is "did Gov. Hope Uzodimma authorise the action? If so, how did he convey his approval for such action that flouts the authority of the courts?"

What is the sign that a property has been sealed by the government, is it the presence of police and irate youths? Did the government communicate to the owner of the property that they were coming to seal it? If so, how?

The inability of the government to respect the court and to follow due process meant they only assembled street urchins to infiltrate the premises and to claim that it was sealed. It is clear from point of law that since the government failed to notify and to advance the process of law, even in their trumpeted recovery agenda, it's a height of malfeasance and brigandage.

Owelle Rochas Okorocha is not to be blamed for breaking the chains placed by individuals who are angling to misuse power, perpetrating illegality.

There is recovery without the mantra of rule of law and due process. If government should continue to encourage such shameful acts, it will lead to promotion of lawlessness in the state and could lead to breakdown of law and order.

Imo state doesn't need reign of terror but rule of law and diplomacy.

+ Dr Johnson Ibeh, Legislative Consultant and Social Critic, 2021

Monogamy:

He was wrong abeg.
Lock him up.
Imo no be Lagos.

Cc lzaa

imhotep:

He was wrong abeg.
Lock him up.
Imo no be Lagos.

Cc lzaa

the government could have been able to secure court order to be able to trespass into the premises in order not to flout the rule of law

Of course, Imo state can never be Lagos State. Never

In Lagos State, they follow due process on issues not by sending thugs to resolve issues..

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Monogamy:




Of course, Imo state can never be Lagos State. Never

In Lagos State, they follow due process on issues not by sending thugs to resolve issues..

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Sai mama

Very wrong.
Owelle brought the harassment upon himself.