The Felix Obuah-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has called on the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi not to drag the Supreme Court into politics by misinterpreting it’s decision on matters before it.
According to the party, Amaechi’s interpretation and information on the October 3 decision of the Supreme Court concerning the governorship of Rivers State did not reflect the true position of the highest court in the land.
The party’s statement issued by Jerry Needam, Special Adviser, Media to the State Chairman, Felix Obuah, said Governor Amaechi should not trample with the decisions of the apex court.
“Governor Amaechi and his overzealous supporters have deliberately twisted the Supreme Court’s ruling on the various applications before it in the Rivers State matter to suit them and thereby misinformed their innocent supporters and the unsuspecting public”, the party said.
“In addition to deciding to hear the case expeditiously, the Supreme Court gave 2 basic orders. It consolidated the appeals involving Governor Amaechi, Sir Celestine Omehia, the PDP and INEC and also assumed jurisdiction as a court of first instance.
“By this, there is no more remittance of the case to the Court of Appeal and it is for that reason that the Supreme Court ordered the Court of Appeal to transmit all processes filed in the case to it.
“Decision of the apex Court should not be misinterpreted or be dragged into politics. The way the Governor and his allies have divided the State and the party should not be used on the Supreme Court”, the statement added.
The party further noted that what the Court had done was to enable it entertain the matter as one and to allow Sir Celestine Omehia, who is an interested party in the issue, joined in the matter brought before it, to stop Amaechi’s delay tactics.
PDP says it was worried by the alleged spurious misrepresentation of facts by Amaechi, his commissioners and aides aimed at deceiving the people of the State, who may not have access to true information regarding the matter.
“The Party also views the statement credited to the Governor while reacting to the Supreme Court ruling yesterday that, no Court and no one can remove him from office till the end of his tenure, as an affront on the Court.
“The people deserve to know the true decision of the court in the matter and as such decision of the court ought to be obeyed and respected. Misrepresenting it to the public does not portray anyone as been subject to its decisions”, the statement said.
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