Trouble brews as court stops Assembly from swearing-in APC lawmaker

After months of succour, another trouble may be brewing in the Rivers state House Assembly following a court order stopping an elected member from being sworn-in into the 8th Assembly. Justice Adolphus Enebeli of the High Court in Port Harcourt granted an interim injunction to the Rivers state House of Assembly to maintain status-quo on the swearing-in of the lawmaker representing Port Harcourt Constituency one, Victoria Nyeche of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Justice Enebeli gave the order following a case filed by political activist, Livingstone Wechie who accused Victoria Nyeche of impersonation.

Livingstone in his court processes alleged that Victoria Nyeche used a letter headed paper bearing the logo of the Rivers state House of Assembly to write a petition to the Chief Judge of Nigeria against the appointment of the Chief Judge of Rivers state when she is yet to take her oath of office as a member of the state Assembly.
Livingstone in his suit says the alleged use of the said letter headed paper by Nyeche amounts to fraud and impersonation by the APC House member.
Counsel to Livingstone Wechie, Kingsley Chukwu said the order takes immediate effect on the Rivers state House of Assembly and the defendant, Victoria Nyeche will not be sworn-in as a member of the Rivers state House of Assembly.
Hearing of the motion on notice has been fixed for Thursday, April 28, 2016.

In the meantime, the said lawmaker, Victoria Nyeche has said she is not aware of any order stopping her from being sworn-in.
Nyeche said, “No court can stop me from carrying out my constitutional duty as an elected member of the legislature.”
It will interest you to know that members who were returned elected into the Rivers state House of Assembly and have received their Certificate of Return are expected to take their oath of allegiance today, Thursday.
Victoria Nyeche is the only surviving female lawmaker in the Rivers state House of Assembly.

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