According to a report from Tribune News, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, stated that all previous matters related to the assembly are now irrelevant, except for a Court of Appeal decision that maintains the status quo. He cautioned against allowing individuals without legal expertise to misinterpret the situation based on their biases.
Okocha explained that the Court of Appeal's decision means that Martin Amaewhule remains the Speaker, possessing full authority, and all actions taken by the former three-member assembly, who were under suspension, are now nullified. He emphasized that this decision should be understood accurately and not misinterpreted by those without legal expertise.
All matters, including those involving Omotosho and CN Wali, are considered dead. The only matter currently alive is that of the Court of Appeal, which stated that the status quo should remain. However, it is important to ensure that individuals who lack legal expertise do not misinterpret the situation based on their own biases. The court's decision on the status quo means that Martin Amaewhule is the Speaker and has all the powers associated with that role. This also means that all actions taken by the so-called three-member assembly, who were under suspension, are nullified, including the Commissioners they screened and the so-called attorney general.
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He remarked, "So all matters, Omotosho, CN Wali are all dead. The only matter alive today is that of the Court of Appeal said that the status quo should remain. But the status quo, so that we are also careful not to allow several individuals who now masquerade as pocket lawyers to give their own interpretation based on their divide.
The court said the status quo before the matter was at all instituted in any court. So what is the implementation, that Martin Amaewhule is the Speaker and that Martin has all the powers? And from all that they said it means that all the actions taken by the so-called 3-member assembly who were even on suspension before this time. The speaker, the deputy speaker and the Deputy leader 3 members. All the actions they had gotten involved in, they are nullified; the Commissioners they screened, the so-called attorney general."