The Attorney General of the Federation,(AGF) Mohammed Bello Adoke has directed the Chief Justice of Bayelsa State to swear in Governor-elect of Rivers State Nyesome Wike May 29th to avoid power vacuum according to a statement signed by the AGF and made available to reporters on Tuesday.it states the move is to avert a constitutional crisis on May 29th when Wike is expected to take office.
Adoke said :having been declared winner of the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial election in Rivers by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it is “expected that he will be sworn into office on 29th May 2015 in accordance with the provisions of section 185(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.”
The Statement reads:
“In order to avert a likely constitutional crisis in Rivers State on 29th May 2015 when the Governor-Elect, is expected to be sworn as Governor of Rivers State, I have requested the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State to administer the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the Governor-Elect of Rivers State.”
“Section 185(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which provides as follows: “The Oath of Allegiance and the oath of Office shall be administered by the Chief Judge of the State or Grand Khadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State, if any, or President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the State, if any,or the person for the time being respectively appointed to exercise the functions of any of those offices in any State.”
“The general public particularly the Government and People of Rivers State are hereby invited to take note of this development and appreciate the fact that the invitation extended to the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State to administer the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the Governor-Elect of Rivers State on 29th of May 2015 is in accordance with the Constitution and should therefore be respected by all and sundry,” the statement added.
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