Abia state governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has rejected the
recommendation of the State House of Assembly urging him to remove the
state Chief Judge, Justice Nnenna Oti, and directed that the status
quo should subsists.
The House of Assembly had last week recommended the removal of Chief
Judge of the state for alleged acts of misconduct, which they claimed
arose from the Chief Judge's jail release.
Governor Orji was away from the state when the recommendation was made
by the House, but acted on it on his return from overseas trip last
Thursday.
"I am in receipt of Abia State House of Assembly resolution No. 160 of
August 1, 2014, seeking the removal of the Chief Judge of Abia State
for acts of misconduct, arising out of a jail delivery exercise in
Umuahia Prison wherein two awaiting trial inmates involved in armed
robbery and murder offences were released by the Chief Judge.
"From same resolution, I noted that the Chief Judge was invited by
Abia State House of Assembly, but she refused to appear.
"Having gone through the entire gamut of the resolution, I realise
that the petition that prompted the House inquiry that led to the
resolution was a result of the Chief Judge's performance of a judicial
function as exemplified in the jail delivery.
"The three arms of government in Abia State enjoy optimum cooperation
and collaboration in the running of the affairs of the state and there
has never been any friction between any of these arms since the
inception of this government in 2007."
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