Edo Assembly: Constitutional lawyer urges Senate C’ttee to be guided by laws

A constitutional lawyer, Barrister Adaze Andrew Emwanta, has
called on the members of the Senate Committee on the resolution of
the issues at the Edo State House of Assembly to be guided by the
provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.

Emwanta said the world is watching every step being taken by the
committee members and advised them to shun overtures from Abuja
politicians that may want to hijack the committee’s work.

Emwanta said: “I urge the distinguished members of the Senate
Committee set up to investigate the issues at the Edo House of
Assembly to do a thorough job and rely on the Nigerian Constitution
in carrying out their assignment.”

He described the assignment “as an opportunity for the senators
to etch their names in history and to defend the constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

He added: “If the senators do what is right, posterity will
remember them and celebrate them even to their great
grand-children, but if they allow themselves to be used by an
aspiring godfather and power monger, history will document and
replay such unholy role in the Edo Assembly saga.

“Edo people expect the Senate Committee to be cold to emotions
and proffer wise counsel that will reinforce the respect Nigerians
have for the upper chamber of the National Assembly.”

The constitutional lawyer, noted: “Edo people are aware of the
pressure that some Abuja politicians are mounting on the senators.
But we expect the senate committee members to avoid anything that
could colour their assignment, human or material.”

According to him, “Today, with the internet and the force of
social media, our actions and inactions can now be documented with
so much ease and replayed from time to time.

“Edo people expect our distinguished senators to toe the path of
honour and speak truth to power.”

Recall that the recommendations of the House of Representatives
Committee on the Edo Assembly issues, elicited negative reactions
as several eminent Nigerian lawyers denounced calls by the House of
Representatives Committee, on the police to take over the Edo
Assembly.

Chief Judge Frees 56 Awaiting Trial Inmates in
Anambra

The Chief Judge of Anambra State Justice Ijem Onwuamaegbu has
visited the four prisons in the state in exercise of the powers
conferred on her to conduct gaol delivery exercise.

The exercise which took her four days to complete, saw her
discharging twenty-one(21) deserving inmates and admitted
thirty-five(35) others to bail in the most liberal terms.

Briefing newsmen at the end of the exercise in Awka Prison where
seventeen persons received their freedom from custody, the Chief
Judge thanked all her brother Judges, magistrates the Prisons,
police and the media for their assistance in ensuring that the mid
year exercise was a huge success.
Onwuamaegbu applauded the records department of the prisons
especially that of Awka prison for their ingenuity in making sure
that an inmate whose lawyer subtly forged information on his
release order was detected and brought to the court’s knowledge.
She admonished the released inmates to be good citizens and to
refrain from anything that will bring them back to the prison as
inmates.

The Controller of Prisons Barr. Nwakeze Emmanuel thanked the
Chief Judge for her assistance in the decongestion of the
prisons.

DSP EKEZIE FRANCIS
COMMAND PRO
NIGERIAN PRISONS SERVICE
ANAMBRA STATE COMMAND