Watch trending video: Ex-Rivers magistrate justifies resignation, insists “I can’t take orders from administrator”

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

A erstwhile Chief Magistrate successful Rivers State, Ejike George, has justified his caller resignation from the Rivers State Judiciary, saying helium was not trained to instrumentality directives from a subject administrator.

“I americium simply saying that I cannot instrumentality instructions from a subject administrator. I cannot,” helium said connected Channels Television’s Politics Today programme connected Thursday.

Tinubu announced the assignment of Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.) connected March 18, 2025, erstwhile helium declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu; and the Rivers State House of Assembly members.

Tinubu hinged his determination connected Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution, saying helium can’t proceed to ticker the governmental concern successful Rivers escalate without taking immoderate action.

Ibas was the Chief of Naval Staff from 2015 to 2021. He was calved successful Cross River wherever helium is from and had his aboriginal acquisition there.

President Bola Tinubu swears successful Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) arsenic sole head for Rivers State successful Abuja connected March 19, 2025.

George faulted the president’s decision, saying that determination was nary situation successful Rivers State to person warranted the suspension of Fubara and others arsenic good arsenic the instauration of military-style rule. “It is not just to the radical of Rivers State,” helium insisted.

He said:

“My crushed for resignation is simply due to the fact that I cannot accommodate to the subject benignant of adjudication that would beryllium introduced by the crushed of the sole administrator.

“As a magistrate, our courts are courts of summary jurisdiction. Our proceedings are not guided by the constitution of this country. That being the case, it means that I would instrumentality directives from my leader who is the Chief Judge of Rivers state.

“We, successful turn, instrumentality immoderate level of directive from the governor; that would person been the elected politician who had acted arsenic the main information serviceman of the state.

“I americium simply saying that I cannot instrumentality instructions from a subject administrator. I cannot. In the full 16 years that I served with the Rivers State Judiciary, I person taken instructions from civilian administrators. I bash not cognize however I americium going to accommodate and present statesman to instrumentality instructions from a subject administrator. I find it precise strange.

“The judiciary did not instrumentality america to immoderate erstwhile grooming connected however to enactment with subject administrators. Until that is done, I don’t cognize however adjacent my colleagues would cope. So, for me, unfortunately, I americium not the benignant that would support my rima shut. So, I decided to propulsion successful the towel and spell location and look for thing other to do.”

Watch Ejike George's afloat interview below;

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Femi Falana, SAN, has demanded the contiguous sack of Rivers authorities sole administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, citing law breach and disregard for statesmanlike directives.

Falana referred to an authoritative Federal Government Gazette that states the administrator's actions indispensable beryllium guided by regulations issued by President Tinubu, and nary person been issued.

This came days aft the sole head allegedly made caller appointments and sacked officials appointed by suspended Governor Fubara.

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