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Rivers Assembly fire: Court to hear Ehie, Ihunwo’s bid to stop arrest
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed June 15, 2025.to hear a motion for an order of injunction filed by the Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie, against the Nigerian Police, the Inspector General of Police, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, and the Department of State Services, DSS.
The court, presided by Justice I.P.C. Igwe, also adjourned to the same date to hear a motion for injunctive orders brought by the former Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, Chijioke Ihunwo, against the same respondents.
In separate suits, Ehie and Ihunwo are seeking five declarations from the court, including an order restraining the Nigerian Police and the DSS from inviting, harassing, arresting, or detaining them in connection with the arson at the hallowed chamber of the Rivers State House of Assembly on October 29, 2023.
The suits are based on a statement made by the former Head of Service, George Nweke, on March 27, 2025.
Edison’s legal team argues that based on a judgment delivered by Justice Sika Aprioku of a Rivers State High Court in their client’s favor, which has not been overturned by any appellate court, the defendants lack the legal authority to arrest, invite, harass, or detain Ehie in connection with the alleged attack on the Assembly.
The legal team is also urging the court to consider Justice Aprioku’s ruling as binding, since it remains unchallenged on appeal.
Ehie’s legal team is asking the court to bar the defendants from declaring their client wanted, compelling him to appear at their Abuja office, or taking any action that could lead to his arrest or detention.
They are also seeking a perpetual injunction against both the Police and the DSS.
When the matter came up in court on Wednesday, counsel to the Nigerian Police, Dickson Celestine, informed the court that he had only received the case file within the past 24 hours.
He orally requested more time to study the documents and file a response.
Ekwutosblog reports that the plaintiff’s counsel, Demain Okoro, SAN, did not object to the request.
After listening to both parties, Justice I.P.C. Igwe adjourned the matter to June 15, 2025, for hearing of the motion for a perpetual injunction.
Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says former president Muhammadu Buhari gave him the shock of his life, six months into his administration as Nigeria’s leader.
Oyegun made this disclosure on Friday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.
He revealed that as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, he went to tell Buhari that he was not delivering his election promises to Nigerians but that the late president told him he would not rule with strictness, but rather wanted to show Nigerians that he is a true civilian president.
The former APC National Chairman lamented that it became business as usual, from there.
“I was national chairman of the APC. Six months or less into our assuming office, fairly alarmed, I went to the late President Buhari for a one-on-one talk. I said Mr President, this is not what the people were expecting. They wanted a bit of the old president Buhari.
“And he explained to me, Mr Chairman, I have learned my lesson. I was shocked. And don’t forget at that time, a lot of prominent Nigerians took their holidays abroad, just to be sure and see what this new sheriff in town will be.
“Buhari told me he wants to now show the people that he’s a true civilian president in Agbada. And by the time we finished the conversation, I said Oh God, we are finished. Because, if he’s not ready to be strict, what’s the point?
“Weeks later, months later, years later, I was proven correct. And of course, it became business as usual, only that they are a new set of tenants in Aso Rock. That was a shocker,” he said.
Former lawmaker, Dino Melaye Esq, has raised concerns over the Senate’s reported rejection of the electronic transmission of election results.
The move, according to Melaye, is a clear endorsement of election rigging and an indication of a sinister plan to rig the 2027 elections.
In a statement on Friday, the former lawmaker criticized the Senate’s decision, stating that it undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
The African Democratic Congress, ADC chieftain, also stated that the move opens the door for electoral manipulation and fraud.
He further warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of results is a step backwards for democracy in Nigeria.
Melaye called on lawmakers and citizens to stand up against “this blatant attempt to undermine the will of the people and ensure that future elections are free, fair, and transparent”.
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said Nigerians have every reason to be mad at the Senate over the ongoing debate on e-transmission of election results.
Ezekwesili made this known on Friday when she featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by DAILY POST.
DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Wednesday turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that aimed to compel the electronic transmission of election results.
Reacting to the matter, Ezekwesili said, “The fundamental issue with the review of the Electoral Act is that the Senate retained the INEC 2022 Act, Section 60 Sub 5.
“This section became infamous for the loophole it provided INEC, causing Nigerians to lose trust. Since the law established that it wasn’t mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results in real-time, there wasn’t much anyone could say.
“Citizens embraced the opportunity to reform the INEC Act, aiming to address ambiguity and discretionary opportunities for INEC. Yet, the Senate handled it with a “let sleeping dogs lie” approach. The citizens have every reason to be as outraged as they currently are.”
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