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Imo State Assembly Recommends Chief Judge’s Removal Over Age Falsification
The Imo State House of Assembly has recommended the removal of Chief Judge Justice Theresa Chukwuemeka-Chikeka following allegations of misconduct and age falsification.
During a plenary session, a two-thirds majority voted in favor of the recommendation made by an ad hoc committee, which investigated a petition from the Civil Society Engagement Platform.
The committee, led by Hon Ikenna Ihezue, found evidence that Justice Chukwuemeka-Chikeka altered her date of birth in a statutory declaration of age sworn in 2006, conflicting with records from her admission to the Nigerian Law School and employment in the state’s civil service.
Despite invitations, the Chief Judge declined to appear before the committee, citing constitutional grounds, and insisted on appearing only before a panel appointed by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
The Assembly’s resolution will now be forwarded to the NJC for further action, marking a significant development in Imo State’s judicial landscape.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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