A group, Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ), has demanded the reversal of a restraining order by a Federal High Court in Abuja against the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The group claims that the order reveals interference in the governance of Rivers State.
A group, Coalition for Truth and Justice ( CTJ ) has demanded the reversal of a restraining order by a Federal High Court in Abuja against the Rivers State Governor , Siminalayi Fubara from performing some of his responsibilities in the state. Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja recently restrained Fubara, and others from obstructing the State House of Assembly from performing its statutory duties, removing or transferring the clerk and the deputy clerk of the House.
Reacting to the order at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, the group said the order reveals the level of interference in the governance of Rivers State. The executive director of CTJ, Dr Joyce Ogwu, said it was sad that the “Judiciary has elected to be blind to the reality in the country, hence some court orders that defeat common sense. There is a place of jurisdiction on matters; One of such is what happened in a Federal High Court restraining order in Rivers Stat
Group Coalition For Truth And Justice CTJ Reversal Restraining Order Federal High Court Abuja Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara Governance Interference
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