* Swears in 13 Local Government Caretaker Committee
Chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed the
re-appointed Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice, Mr Emmanuel Aguma (SAN) to ensure the conclusive
prosecution of Former Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of
Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd over the attempted murder of a member of
the State Assembly, Mr Michael Chinda.
Governor Wike also directed the Attorney General and
Commissioner of Justice to ensure the conclusive prosecution of Mr
Ojukaye Flag Amachree who is standing trial for the murder of a
citizen of Asari Toru Local Government Area during one of the rerun
elections.
According to him, anybody who commits crime in the state must
face the full weight of the law.
Governor Wike spoke on Saturday after swearing-in the
reappointed State Attorney General and Commissioner and 13
Caretaker Committee Chairman of Local Government Areas.
He said: “The Attempted Murder of a member of the Rivers State
House of Assembly must be conclusively prosecuted by the office of
the Attorney General.
“Also, the person involved in the murder of a citizen of Asari
Toru Local Government Area during the rerun elections must be
conclusively prosecuted. Nobody is above the law.
“I don’t know how the person who was almost killed on the floor
of the Rivers House of Assembly will feel seeing his assailant
moving around freely? How will the family of the murdered Asari
Toru Local Government Area citizen feel knowing that the alleged
murder suspect is roaming freely without conclusive prosecution
“.
The governor charged the Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice to ensure that all the victims get justice in accordance
with the tenets of the law.
He advised the Attorney General to sustain the enthronement of
the rule of law to avoid a situation where people resort to self
help on account that the state cannot prosecute criminal
offenders.
On the newly sworn-in Chairmen of Caretaker Committees of Local
Government Areas , Governor Wike advised them to concentrate on the
maintenance of security and environmental sanitation.
He advised the Local Government Chairmen to work with security
agencies to address security challenges in their respective local
government areas.
He warned them against the mismanagement of council funds for
personal benefits or to influence top government officials or their
families
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* Swears in 13 Local Government Caretaker Committee
Chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed the
re-appointed Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice, Mr Emmanuel Aguma (SAN) to ensure the conclusive
prosecution of Former Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of
Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd over the attempted murder of a member of
the State Assembly, Mr Michael Chinda.
Governor Wike also directed the Attorney General and
Commissioner of Justice to ensure the conclusive prosecution of Mr
Ojukaye Flag Amachree who is standing trial for the murder of a
citizen of Asari Toru Local Government Area during one of the rerun
elections.
According to him, anybody who commits crime in the state must
face the full weight of the law.
Governor Wike spoke on Saturday after swearing-in the
reappointed State Attorney General and Commissioner and 13
Caretaker Committee Chairman of Local Government Areas.
He said: “The Attempted Murder of a member of the Rivers State
House of Assembly must be conclusively prosecuted by the office of
the Attorney General.
“Also, the person involved in the murder of a citizen of Asari
Toru Local Government Area during the rerun elections must be
conclusively prosecuted. Nobody is above the law.
“I don’t know how the person who was almost killed on the floor
of the Rivers House of Assembly will feel seeing his assailant
moving around freely? How will the family of the murdered Asari
Toru Local Government Area citizen feel knowing that the alleged
murder suspect is roaming freely without conclusive prosecution
“.
The governor charged the Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice to ensure that all the victims get justice in accordance
with the tenets of the law.
He advised the Attorney General to sustain the enthronement of
the rule of law to avoid a situation where people resort to self
help on account that the state cannot prosecute criminal
offenders.
On the newly sworn-in Chairmen of Caretaker Committees of Local
Government Areas , Governor Wike advised them to concentrate on the
maintenance of security and environmental sanitation.
He advised the Local Government Chairmen to work with security
agencies to address security challenges in their respective local
government areas.
He warned them against the mismanagement of council funds for
personal benefits or to influence top government officials or their
families
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