Mr. Amaechi, ex-Gov of Rivers State.
By Advocatenewsng.com.
THE Supreme Court has dismissed the suit brought by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, seeking to stop his planned probe of N96 billion fraud allegedly involving his administration during his time as the Rivers State governor.
While dismissing the suit on Friday, 27 May, 2022, the apex court in a unanimous judgment by a five-man panel of Justices, submitted that there was no justification to stop the probe of the All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant.
Amaechi’s suit at the High Court of Rivers State and Court of Appeal had earlier been dismissed prompting his case at the Supreme Court. He is seeking to stop a probe into the alleged N96 billion sale of assets belonging to Rivers State.
The incumbent Governor Nyesom Wike had constituted a seven-man probe panel to probe Amaechi over the sale of assets. Wike asked the panel to look into the lawful or otherwise, sales of valuable assets of the state.
The listed valuable assets are Omoku Gas Turbine, Afam Gas Turbine, Trans Amadi Gas Turbine, Eleme Gas Turbine, Olympia Hotel, and the award of contract for the execution of monorail project.
However, Justice Adamu Jauro who read the lead judgement on Friday, held that Amaechi’s appeal lacked merit and dismissed it.
The court also ordered Amaechi to face the probe panel that was set up by the Rivers state government to investigate his 8-year tenure as governor of the state.
The court also fined the presidential aspirant N1 million.
Credit: Punch.
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