The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State chapter has frowned at the dissolution of the elected members of Obio/Akpor Council, headed by Hon Prince Timothy Nsirim, by the State Governor.
Governor Rotimi Amaechi had on Thursday announced the dissolution of the Executive of Obio.Akpor local government area.
A statement issued on Friday by Jerry Needam, Special Adviser to the state PDP Chairman, declared the dissolution null and void, saying it was in possession of a subsisting Court Judgment delivered on Monday, November 25, 2013, by Hon Justice Iyayi Lamikanra perpetually restraining Gov Rotimi Amaechi, his agents, privies etc from suspending, dissolving and or doing anything that will truncate the tenure of the Chairman of Obio/Akpor Council, Hon Prince Timothy Nsirim, his Vice and the 17 Councilors.
That party noted that prior to the said judgment on Monday, November 25, 2013, Gov Amaechi declared unjustifiable seven work free days, sponsored campaign of calumny in the media against the trial learned Judge, instigated the judicial workers to go on strike and shut down power supply to the Port Harcourt judicial complex, all to ensure that the said judgment was not delivered.
The state PDP also recalled that the Court of Appeal Judges sitting in Port Harcourt refused to order for a stay of the execution of the judgment in favour of Hon Prince Timothy Nsirim, his Vice and the 17 Councilors.
Mr. Needam said the party leadership was therefore, “shocked to hear a Radio announcement at about 11pm on Thursday, November 28, 2013 by Gov Amaechi purportedly dissolving the elected Obio/Akpor Local Government Council headed by Hon Prince Timothy Nsirim”.
He described as an “irony of history” that Governor Amaechi, who became “Governor through court process without contesting an election today disdains the same process he benefited from”.
The state PDP therefore, called on the people of the state “to say enough is enough of this mad ranting of an APC defector”.
Consequently, the party “directs the elected chairman of Obio/Akpor LG Council, Hon. Prince Timothy Nsirim, his Vice Chairman and the 17 Councilors of Obio/Akpor Council to go about their normal duties without any fear.
“The purported dissolution is hereby declared null and void, illegal, unconstitutional, and in defiance of a subsisting Court judgment, and therefore, has no effect.
“The Party also urges Rivers people to discountenance the purported dissolution of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council and rise against Gov Amaechi’s propensity and recklessness”.
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