リバーズ緊急規則：裁判所は訴訟を10月に延期
Federal High Court in Porter Court has adjourned to October 13, 2025. A suit filed by civil society group Frecon against President Bolatinibu, the attorney general of the federation, River State sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ebas retired and the River State Independent Electoral Commission. The case challenges the legality of Teneibu’s appointment of a sole administrator and RIAC officials. Frecon argues that under sections 197 and 198 of the 1999 constitution, the president lacks the power to us up the governor’s authority in appointing rc officials. They contend that a bas not being constitutionally recognized cannot legally oversee risk appointments or elections in the state’s 23 local government areas. At Wednesday’s hearing, the court allowed the people’s democratic party to join as a party in the case. The defendants raises preliminary objection on jurisdiction while claimants firmed confirmed filing a response. Justice Taki Muhammad adjourned the matter to October removing it from the vacation court shadow. Now judge if I may ask you, River State’s uh emergency rule to a large extent will come to an end hopefully uh 17th of September. Okay. While we are expecting that the governor Sumeo Fubara and the river state house of assembly will officially resume duties on the 18th of September and um this court this uh the federal high court is adjourning a suit on the emergency rule to October. Wouldn’t that amount to an academic exercise at this point? You’ve just said it all. You know sometimes I do not want to preempt the court but um some of these people who file these cases in court should just try to use um common sense to understand certain things but however it doesn’t matter when the court decide on a particular matter whenever they do at least it will serve as a precedence that tomorrow such a matter you know can be brought up before the court and the court will rely on what was the judgment that was passed earlier you know to give a verdict. Now what am I trying to say on this matter? It’s unfortunate that you know uh people will continue to uh you know test the law in a way that will take us back. That’s how I look at it. They do not understand that emergency state of emergency is different from the normal rule is different from the normal times. State of emergency is not the same thing as in when there is no state of emergency. Under the state of e under the emergency, the president assumes you know the leadership of that emergency area and he has appointed someone in hisstead to rule on his behalf. So it is assumed that whatever position that Ibas took all this while is that of the that’s why he reports to him to give him feedback on how far they have gone and all that. So but like you said it may amount to an academic exercise but let’s add we don’t want to preempt the court I am not the court let’s wait till October but the most important thing is that by God’s grace on the 18th of September the two important arms of government in river state will resume duties that of the executive headed by governor simara and the assembly led by honorable Martins chie they will resume their duties and it will be you know beneficial to reverse people because the assembly will be there to make laws that will you know move us forward. The state government headed by the governor will be there to implement some of these laws and some policies that we see river states you know booming again because this emergency room has also pushed some kind of um you know fears in the in the minds of even investors. A whole lot of things had gone down within this period. Some persons will be afraid that under emergency rule if I invest my investment may not y the return on investment and all that. So let me wait when there is elect elected democratically elected governor and the assembly in place that will make laws and also implement those laws for the betterment and benefit of the people. So I believe that has also cost us a lot. So we have suffered in the last 6 months. Personally I’m looking forward to the return of the governor. Let there be normaly in the state. let everything move forward for this case. I want to tow your line that it will amount to academic excess considering also don’t forget that uh don’t forget the PDP governor’s suit um lying in the Supreme Court the PDP governor’s suit you know over this uh emergency state of emergency lying in the Supreme Court. I I hope their case their case and and in fact their cases including that of this uh civil society group will not be thrown away based on the fact that they do not have locals. I just hope I’m not a lawyer but I’m just thinking the man that was affected directly the man that has suffered the humiliation of being ousted from or suspended from office had not gone to court. I mean he would have been the person that would have gone to court and the court would going to court will be um one would say how smart would the decision would that be because I mean the matter will remain in court to his tenure will expire. So if that is the case, why are people who are not directly affected being the ones like the PDP governor’s forum? Are they the ones affected? I don’t know. Like I said, I’m not a lawyer because now it is not PDP that took the matter to court. But the PDP governor’s forum, these are governors in their respective which is not no PDP, they went under the umbrella of PDP governor’s forum. PDP governor’s forum is not um recognized in the PDP structure. That’s one. It’s not recognized in the PDP structure. So it is it registered? Let’s even assume that they have all this in place. Is it an entity you can let’s assume that they have all this in place. They are registered. They are an entity. They are this and that. My question is are they the ones directly affected by the emergency room in River State that should take the matter to because they are not from River State. Because I recall that before now there was a case that some some reverse elders Mhm. the likes of Sah Anabia and all that you know took the president to court and it was and it was that on the on the lack of jurisdiction and even not having locals on the matter. So I’m still I’m still trying to put one and two together to see but like I said I’m not a lawyer. I’m not even the judge that will handle the case and I will not be here to preemp the court on what they will do. Let’s hope the matter has been adjourned to October by before then the the two arms of government in River State would have been reinstated and functioning. So let’s see what happens after then. All right. Very well.
Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has adjourned to October 13, 2025, a suit filed by civil society group, FREECON, against President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), and the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).
