The Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Nyesom Wike has set plans in motion remove the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, over alleged falsification of age, a move seen by watchers as in furtherance of their alleged agenda to impeach Governor Sim Fubara.
This comes hours after the Martin Amaewhule led Assembly blocked the governor from entering their make-shift Assembly complex to present the 2025 budget as ordered by the Supreme Court.
Justice Amadi is perceived to be Pro-Fubara, and may be an obstacle to the impeachment plot of the lawmakers.
Mr. Wike, the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and Fubara have been engaged in a bitter political fight over control of the oil-rich state. In a recent interview Wike said that “heavens wont fall” if Fubara is impeached.
Now, the crisis assumed a new dimension as Thursday as the alleged age falsification by the Chief Judge became the subject of plenary at the Assembly.
This followed the presentation of some documents to the Speaker by the Leader of the House, Hon. Major Jack.
Afterward, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Dumle Maol, raised an allegation against the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi, saying:
“These documents before me simply say that the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi, falsified his age in service. Mr. Speaker, that is a very serious allegation, and I do hope that this House takes legislative notice.”
The House debated the issue and resolved to write a letter to the Director of the DSS to conduct an investigation and report its findings to the House.
“The documents are only suggesting a case of age falsification by the Honourable Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi. What it means is that there has to be an investigation to that effect,” the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, said.
It was later put to a vote, and the House eventually agreed to write to the DSS to investigate the age falsification allegation against the Chief Judge.
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