Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said the Supreme Court judgment dismissing his appeal to stop his probe over an alleged N96 billion fraud has vindicated him.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had earlier described the judgment as a vindication of his administration’s decision to probe Mr Amaechi.

“Nigeria’s apex court today ruled on the Appeal filed by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi against the Rivers State Government on the Justice Omereji Judicial Commission of Inquiry,” a statement released by Amaechi’s media office said.

“The Supreme Court in dismissing the Appeal however pronounced that the function of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry was mere investigative, that nobody, neither Amaechi nor anyone else, was on trial before the panel.

“The Supreme Court ruling clearly vindicates the former Governor of Rivers State. The apex court was categorical and clear that Amaechi was not on trial. The implication of this is that any indictment from the Commission is null and void and cannot stand.

“With this judgment, Amaechi has been vindicated and cleared him of all purported or alleged indictment by the Governor Wike’s Commission. It has been further settled that the decisions/recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and subsequent White Paper issued by the State Government is not a conviction or indictment and cannot stand.

“From the onset, it was obvious to any discerning mind that the Commission was set up to embarrass, denigrate and humiliate Amaechi. The apex court judgment today, further buttressed this stance. A Commission purportedly set up to investigate past financial transactions was actually a Commission to personally witch-hunt Amaechi.”

savcy:
Oga go and answer your case. Your ambition ends here.

JasonEkanem:


https://www.channelstv.com/2022/05/27/alleged-n96bn-fraud-supreme-court-judgment

Lush100:
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Wait are words and meanings now different in Nigeria.
U were accused of siphoning 96bn.
A panel of inquiry was set up to do what?
It was either set up to investigate that the findings based on evidences are true thereby indicting you of the allegations or that there was no misappropriation.
So how does vindication comes before the panel have finished their investigation for which you refused to appear for.
Not a trial but could indict u of the allegations

Is this journalist sane or what?

savcy:
Oga go and answer your case. Your ambition ends here.

Gozac:
For your information he has been cleared to contest in the APC primaries on Sunday.He will emerge as the presidential flag bearer for your information, so stop jubilating

post=113228899:
The Lion of Ubima is vindicated.

The best Minister in thr administration of our darling Daddy.

TheTrueSeeker2:
Damage control abi?

Since you knew the recommendations of the commission would lack any weight to prosecute you, why were you running from the panel?

The SC advised you to go and present yourself first before shouting witch-hunt or if the recommendation of the panel could serve as an indictment against you.

The worst Amaechi is planning to do right now is to run to another court to restrain the RSG or the EFCC or NPF from arresting him in connection with the Panel's white paper.

This he plans to do to buy more time for himself