Jubilation as Court Nullifies Arrest Order on Amaechi, Tonye Cole

• A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has set aside a warrant of arrest issued by a Rivers state high court in a suit by the Rivers state government
• The suit was filed against a former governor of the state and minister of the federal republic of Nigeria, Rotimi Amaechi; and five others
• On Tuesday, June 20, the appeal was assessed by a panel of three judges, with two deciding to set aside the order

Port Harcourt, Rivers state - An appeal court sitting in Port Harcourt has set aside a warrant of arrest order against Rotimi Amaechi, a former Nigerian minister of transportation.

The court also took the same decision concerning a Rivers state gubernatorial candidate who flew the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last general elections, Tonye Cole, The Punch reported.

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Amaechi/Tonye Cole vs Rivers govt: Appeal court sets aside warrant of arrest order

Also involved are a former commissioner in charge of power, Augustine Wokocha; as well as three others, Channels Television also reported.

It would be recalled that in May, a High Court in Port Harcourt issued a bench warrant against Messrs Amaechi and Cole — both chieftains of the APC.

Subsequently, both men and others approached the appellate court to challenge the ruling.

On Tuesday, June 20, a three-man panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, in a unanimous verdict on the applications, said the high Ccurt of Rivers state was wrong.

While setting aside the warrant of arrest order issued against Amaechi and his co-defendants, the appeal court faulted the process of effecting service on them.

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Speaking to journalists after the judgement, Achinike Wobodo-Williams, one of the counsels to Amaechi, Cole, and the others, expressed happiness with the ruling.

According to Wonodo-Williams, the judgement has shown that the Rivers state government under former Governor Nyesom Wike was on the wrong side.

Wike makes revelation on Amaechi, Tonye Cole, APC's loss

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the immediate past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, revealed why the APC lost the chance to claim the governorship seat in the March gubernatorial election in the state.

According to the Wike, the Rivers APC's internal division and rancour are responsible for the party's defeat.

Source: Legit.ng