Supreme Court hears Omehia’s suit against Amaechi today – The Guardian
November 3, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
Hearing on the vexed issue of who, between the Rivers State governor, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his predecessor, Sir Celestine Omehia, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 14, 2007 governorship election, is expected to commence today at the Supreme Court, barring any last minute adjournment.
The hearing is sequel to Omehia’s application penultimate week in which he sought a review of the court’s October 25, 2007 judgment delivered between him and Amaechi, praying that the verdict be set aside.
It would be recalled that the apex court, in its judgment delivered on October 25, 2007, not only recognised Amaechi as the PDP candidate in the polls but declared him as the duly elected governor of the state, thus displacing Omehia as governor.
