Rivers Chief Judge Denies Judiciary Annual Leave

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simon Amadi, has denied that he will be proceeding on an annual leave on Thursday.

The denial came on the heels of an unconfirmed report that the CJ had been ordered by the governor to leave the country to counter the alleged plan by the Assembly to impeach him.

In a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, signed by he Chief Registrar, High Court, David Ihua-Maduenyi, said the reports of the annual leave was false and misleading.

“The Rivers State Judiciary categorically and unequivocally refutes this malicious, misleading, false and baseless allegation against the person and the office of the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Hon. Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi.

“For the records, the Chief Judge did not at any time announce nor intend to announce embarking on any recess or extended recess leave by whatsoever name called, as such leave is alien to the Judicial Officers calendar of vacations.

“The vacation calendar of Judicial Officers is of public knowledge, namely: Christmas Vacation, Easter Vacation and Annual Vacation.

“The public is hereby advised to utterly disregard this misguided publication aimed at causing ill-will, disaffection and confusion in the state,” the statement read.

SOURCE: PUNCH