Tuesday, March 26, 2024 –A Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies.
Recall that after Peter Odili's tenure ended,
Celestine Omehia was elected and sworn in as governor of Rivers State on May
29, 2007. He was however removed from office after Rotimi Amaechi challenged
the primaries that brought him in.
Governor Nyesom Wike initiated a process of
de-recognizing Omehia as a former Governor of the state in 2023, after
initially signing a law that gave him the recognition.
A court has now backed the de-recognition
of Omehia as a former Governor of Rivers state following a lawsuit he filed. Justice Daketima Kio who gave the ruling, also
noted in his 97-page judgment that the counterclaim by the state government
demanding that Omehia repay N695m was lacking in merit as he hadn’t compelled
anyone to pay him the money.
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