Wike swears in new Rivers acting CJ

Justice A. I. Iyayi Laminkanra (right) take Oath of office as the acting Chief Judge of Rivers State while Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike watches at the Executive Chambers of Government House.

Justice A. I. Iyayi Laminkanra (right) takes Oath of office as the acting Chief Judge of Rivers State while Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike watches at the Executive Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt.

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 Justice A. I. Iyayi Laminkanra (right) takes Oath of office as the acting Chief Judge of Rivers State while Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike watches at the Executive Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt.
Justice A. I. Iyayi Laminkanra (right) takes Oath of office as the acting Chief Judge of Rivers State while Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike watches at the Executive Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt.

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike congratulates Justice A. I. Iyayi Laminkanra as acting Chief Judge of Rivers State immediately after signing the Oath register at the Executive Chamber of Government House, Port Harcourt.
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike congratulates Justice A. I. Iyayi Laminkanra as acting Chief Judge of Rivers State immediately after signing the Oath register at the Executive Chamber of Government House, Port Harcourt.

Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Governor of Rivers State, Friday swore in Justice Adama Iye Iyayi -Lamikanra as the Acting Chief Judge of Rivers State.

Justice Iyayi-Lamikanra is an indigene of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State while her late husband hailed from Rivers State and the present husband, a Yoruba.

Governor Wike insisted that the rule of law and respect for the laid down succession procedure be followed in the appointment.

This is the first time such an appointment is happening without due consideration for ethnicity.

History was made in Rivers state as the first female Chief Justice Daisy Okocha was also succeeded by another female Acting Chief Judge Adama Iye Iyayi-Lamikanra.

Speaking during the swearing in of the acting CJ, Governor Wike reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to continue to accord women their rightful positions in government, no matter the circumstances.
The Governor said that women will continue to enjoy more than 35 percent of appointments in his administration, noting that women occupy about 70 percent in different positions.

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“Nobody should talk about twenty five percent or thirty percent, the women appointed since my administration came into power, has covered up to 70 percent,” he said.

While congratulating the newly sworn in acting Chief Judge, Wike charged her to consolidate on the legacies bequeathed by her predecessor.

”We thank God that the Judiciary is back, let the Acting Chief Judge continue from where her predecessor stopped. Your predecessor has done very well, I am very proud to say this. Do your best and at the end of the day people will commend you,” the governor said.

Governor Wike further advised Justice Iyayi-Lamikanra to dispense justice to the people without fear or favour.

He advised her to always carry her colleagues along through constant communication.

In her response, Iyayi-Lamikanra thanked the Governor for finding her worthy for appointment as the Acting Chief Judge of Rivers State.

She promised to dispense justice at all times and stick to the independence of judiciary.

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