The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined a request by the Rivers State House of Assembly to constitute a panel to probe Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.
This decision was conveyed in a letter personally signed by the Chief Judge and addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule.
Justice Amadi acknowledged receipt of the House resolution requesting the establishment of a seven-man investigative panel but stated that he is restrained from acting due to a subsisting court order.
He further disclosed that an appeal filed by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, against the interim order is currently before the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, and that he has been duly served with the relevant court processes.
According to the Chief Judge, the existence of the interim injunction and the pending appeal legally prevents him from exercising his constitutional responsibility under Section 188(5) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) in the matter.
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