There has been a swirl pool of public conversations concerning the decision of the 21-members plenary of the Rivers State House of Assembly (9th assembly) which unanimously voted against the recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former governor of Rivers State contrary to the 2015 resolution of the State’s 8th Assembly which recognized him for having served 5 months as the governor before he vacated the office pursuant to the 2007 Supreme Court decision in Rotimi Amaechi v. INEC (2008) 5 NWLR (Pt. 1080) 227 which recognized Rotimi Amaechi as the governor in his stead.
The resolution which was made on the 7th of October was followed by an assent of the incumbent Governor Nyesom Wike, and in so doing, Celestine Omehia stands derecognized.
The substitution was merely a purported attempt to change the candidate which had had victory, and which attempt, was not valid.Thus, the party properly nominated will step into the shoes of the party improperly nominated whether such a party has won the election or lost it.
"If an act is void, then it is in law a nullity. It is not only bad, but incurably bad. There is no need for an order of the court to set it aside. It is automatically null and void without more ado, though it is sometimes convenient to have the court declare it to be so. And every proceeding which is founded on it is also bad and incurably bad. You cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stay there. It will collapse" see also Salihu &ANOR V. Danjuma &Ors LPELR-40621.
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