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With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by Symphony007: 9:35am On Oct 07, 2013 |
The political complexion of passengers aboard the presidential jet, 5N-FGS, which landed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos Sunday evening is stoking fresh concerns that the River State mission team, plotting the ouster of Governor Rotimi Amaechi, has moved into new drive. At about 5:30 P.M. in the wet Sunday ambience of Lagos, the Presidential jet from Abuja taxied to a stop revealing a velvet rank of well-known anti-Amaechi political juggernauts, comprising of former Governor of River State, Celestine Omehia; Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike; PDP Chairman Rivers State, Felix Obuah: and Abiye Sekibo, impeccable aviation sources told PREMIUM TIMES. Details of what appeared to be a Lagos visit for a meeting were unavailable but by 7:45 P.M, Sunday night, according to the sources, the meeting was held and the flight, with its passengers, was airborne again, heading towards Abuja. The leader of the team, Mr. Nyesom, could not be reached to comment for this story. He did not answer or return calls made to his telephone Monday morning. Special Adviser to the President, Reuben Abati, wouldn’t also comment for this story. He told our reporter Monday morning he was rushing to catch a flight but would investigate the allegation and revert as soon as he was able. But another adviser to the president, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said the anti-Amaechi team could have hired the presidential jet. “I’m aware there is a unit that does commercial operations so people can actually pay and use the presidential jet,” he said. “So, if indeed they used a presidential jet, it does not necessarily mean that the president knows about it.” The meeting is coming two days after the Thursday, October 4, decision by the Supreme Court to hear the appeal, filed by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, seeking to nullify a ruling of a Court of Appeal which gave Celestine Omehia, as the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate for the state, the right to challenge a judgment of the Federal High Court that held that Amaechi’s tenure ended on May 29, 2011. The opposition to Mr. Amaechi, unable to oust him so far on many fronts, appears to see providence in the legal understanding of the question of the governor’s tenure. Three years ago, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cyprian Chukwu, asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to interpret the Supreme Court judgment that in 2007 removed Mr. Omehia from office and declared Mr. Amaechi as the governor. Since Mr. Amaechi took the oath of office in October 2007 and not May 29, as other governors in the country, Mr. Chukwu wanted the court to determine whether, specifically, governorship election should be held in Rivers at the April general election date. After Justice Abdul Kafarati ruled that the governorship elections in Rivers State would hold during the general election of April, Mr. Omehia, unhappy about it, and not even a party to the high court suit, applied to the Court of Appeal to join him to enable him appeal against the judgment. “I am dissatisfied with the judgment of the lower court and wish to appeal against same as a person interested in the matter, and in the office of governor of Rivers State which forms the basis of my interest as well as a person interested in the interpretation of a judgment in which I was a principal party,” Mr. Omehia said in his affidavit. The Court of Appeal granted Mr. Omehia the right to appeal the high court judgment, and a dissatisfied Mr. Amaechi filed an appeal at the Supreme Court claiming that in granting Mr. Omehia’s prayers, the court of appeal erred in law. PREMIUM TIMES legal analyst, Jiti Ogunye, said late Sunday in Lagos that the anti- Amaechi group was investing in a false hope adding, “in so far as they are looking to benefit from the strategy of tenure, the Supreme Court has resolved the matter in the case of Obi Vs. INEC where it was decided that it is when an elected person is sworn in that his tenure commences.” Mr. Ogunye said if the mission team that visited Lagos with the Presidential Jet thought they could expect something tangible, “on grounds of the politics of tenure, I am sorry for them because it is a failed strategy.” He said they were confusing two inter- related but nevertheless distinct cases. Obi Vs. INEC on the one hand, and Amaechi Vs. PDP on the other hand. In the case of Obi Vs. INEC, Governor Obi challenged INEC’s decision to peg his tenure to 10 months on the ground that then Governor Ngige who had spent 3 years and 2 months, before the electoral court ousted Ngige and installed him, Obi. The Supreme Court decision on this has become the classic authority on the contention on tenure. However in the case of Amaechi Vs. PDP, Mr. Amaechi who had won the party primary was arbitrarily substituted for Mr. Omehia who then went ahead to win the election. But Mr. Amaechi challenged his substitution, and the Supreme Court decided by mandatory injunction to oust Mr. Omehia, who had been governor for about four months, and install Mr. Amaechi. The question then was whether Mr. Amaechi who was sworn in in October rather than May was completing Mr. Omehia’s tenure. Mr. Ogunye said “while the cases appeared to be similar, they really are not.” The case before the court in Amaechi vs PDP was on the status of a flag bearer for the party, he said. “The effort to rid Amaechi on this legal ground is unlikely to succeed because the Supreme Court would have had to reverse itself and that typically requires an exceptional circumstance,” Mr. Ogunye said.
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Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by Ngwakwe: 9:55am On Oct 07, 2013 |
Peter Obi contested for the general election and was voted for by the Anambrarians while Chibuike Amaechi was smuggled in to substitute and complete PDP mandate which Omehia was usurping when he was inaugurated in May, 2007 hence the calendar ended in May 2011. Chibuike Amaechi should have his way. Period.
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Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by glory2glory: 11:18am On Oct 07, 2013 |
Symphony007: The political complexion of passengers "Surely they will gather together but they shall surely scatter because God is not with them" Really, Wike must be a fool to adopt this line to remove Amaechi. Okay, the court rules that Amaechi's 1st tenure was shortened, so will they cancel an elections held over 2years ago for new elections? Encouraging waste of time and resources. Alright even if our Supreme court judges allow themselves t be used, is Wike going to contest this election if he was not part of the first? Will Omehia, if he wins agree to serve one term so Wike will take over from him ? Or is Wike ready to shelve his 2015 ambition for Omehia, just because he wants Amaechi out before 2015. These people are just funny, both they and the president that is giving them support. |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by Nobody: 2:05pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Wait ooooohh! Hire presidential jet? Tell me something. Anyway, uhhhhmm Wike, Omehia and Sekibo are now paddy men again abi? I laugh Wike... Smh |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by ckkris: 3:49pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
glory2glory: You MUST RESPECT THE SUPREME COURT, because it was okay when they installed Amechi as Governor, and MUST be okay when they remove him. 1 Like |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by Symphony007: 4:22pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
ckkris:an appeals court removed ameachi, not supreme. |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by petrov10: 4:35pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Junk news |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by figment232(m): 5:45pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
glory2glory:Why are u so daft? the bottomline here is to remove Amaechi from office irrespective of who would replace him.They just want CLOWN AMAECHI out of office.chikena |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by hardywaltz(m): 6:54pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Most times I wonder if Omehia and Wike are really Lawyers and attended law school, Omehia is always in court for one frivolous reason or the other, this is the third time he is trying to have the SC reverse itself. The last time he was warned by the SC not to approach them again with his silly cases. Ameachi has always been smarter than his enemies, when Wike as Chief of Staff tried to make Ameachi remove his Deputy Engr. Tele Ikuru on the grounds that he was sworn in with Omehia, Ameachi refused since he foresaw the legal implications. If the federal high court had ruled that his tenure would expire on 25 of Oct, 2011 it would have meant that his Deputy would serve for 4years+ (a constitutional impossiblity) or INEC would have conducted an election for the post of Deputy Gov separately from that of the Gov. (Another constitutional imposibility) so Ameachi already knows he has a very strong case. Omehia will always be a looser. 1 Like |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by Symphony007: 8:00pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
figment232: Why are u so daft? the bottomline here is to remove Amaechi from office irrespective of who would replace him.They just want CLOWN AMAECHI out of office.chikenayou are the bigger clown. Just imagine the trash you just said. "irrespective of who replaced him". |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by figment232(m): 10:11pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Symphony007: you are the bigger clown. Just imagine the trash you just said. "irrespective of who replaced him".Ediot ! wot i meant was dat they are not bothered bout who wud take the place of that CURSED AMAECHI wen d s/c passes judegment pushing Mr Amaechi out |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by Symphony007: 12:30am On Oct 08, 2013 |
figment232: Ediot ! wot i meant was dat they are not bothered bout who wud take the place of that CURSED AMAECHI wen d s/c passes judegment pushing Mr Amaechi outof course they care, why do you think all thses crooks are lined up? Dullard. |
Re: With Looming S. Court Defeat, Anti Ameachi's Plot Aboard Presidential Jet. by figment232(m): 10:40am On Oct 08, 2013 |
Symphony007: of course they care, why do you think all thses crooks are lined up? Dullard.Yes they care about boothing out that nonentity AMAECHI.smh..........clown! |
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