Amaechi Cannot Appoint A Chief Judge Without NJC – Lawyer A Legal Practitioner, Ikechukwu Ikeji says that the governor of Rivers State, Governor Rotimi Amaechi cannot appoint any Chief Judge without making a recommendation to the National Judicial Council (NJC). He stated that the governor of the state should have written to the NJC, telling them that their recommendation of the new Chief Judge to the state has been rejected, “the governor should have written to that effect” He further stated that the governor cannot appoint a Chief Judge without reference to the NJC. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr. Ikeji explained that the Supreme Court’s judgment was that the governor of the state cannot appoint any Chief Judge without making a recommendation to the NJC. “The court cannot say that the recommendations by the NJC shall be dispensed, we owe it to NJC to respect their view point and then go back to find a way to re-engineer the process within NJC”. He explained further that the suspension given to the former judge of the state (Justice Peter Agumagu) was due to the fact that he made himself available for the seat of the Chief Judge of the state. “The NJC is acting to the letter and spirit of the constitution and is acting according to the power it has to recommend and it should be respected”. He also noted that the NJC was not given an opportunity to make another recommendation for the position of the Chief Judge.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:18:33 +0000
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