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Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, on Wednesday, gave his assent to a bill seeking for the amendment of the Rivers State High Court Law, 2001 earlier passed into law by the House of Assembly.
The governor gave his assent to the law at around 7.00 p.m after the state legislature had forwarded it to him.
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, on Wednesday, gave his assent to a bill seeking for the amendment of the Rivers State High Court Law, 2001 earlier passed into law by the House of Assembly.
The governor gave his assent to the law at around 7.00 p.m after the state legislature had forwarded it to him.
The amended law sought to empower the Chief Registrar of the High Court to assign cases and carry out other administrative duties in the absence of the chief judge or an acting chief judge.
Deputy Speaker of the state legislature, Honourable Leyii Kwane, had, after the passage, directed the clerk of the assembly to immediately forward the amended bill to the governor for his assent.
The passage of the bill into law was done through voice vote by 17 members of the House at a plenary session that was presided over by Honourable Kwane.
The bill, sponsored by Honourable Golden Chioma, sought an amendment to Section 40 of the law, referred to as the Principal Law.
According to Chioma, Section 40 of the Principal Law should be amended by adding a new sub-section 2 to read: “Where the office of the Chief Judge is vacant and it is impracticable to appoint an acting chief judge or a chief judge, the chief registrar shall assign cases to any judge and perform other administrative duties until an acting chief judge or a chief judge is appointed.”
