#VAB. Court Stops Bipi From Parading As Rivers State Speaker Of House Of Assembly

The High Court of Rivers State sitting in
Ahoada has ordered Assemblyman Evans Bipi
from parading himself as the Speaker of the
Rivers State House of Assembly with
immediate effect.
Judge C.N. Wali, presiding, was ruling on an
interim injunction for the maintenance of the
undisputed position in the Assembly prior to
the commencement of hostilities on July 9,
2013.
Granting the order, which followed an affidavit
filed by Deputy Speaker Leyii Kwanee last
Friday, the court restrained Mr. Bipi from
calling or acknowledging himself as the
Speaker.
He is also forbidden, among others, from
allowing himself to be addressed in that
manner by any person without promptly
refuting such appellation; writing to any person
in that manner; or acting in any manner
whatsoever as the Speaker of the House of
Assembly.
The court further ordered Mr. Bipi not to do
anything whatsoever to obstruct, hinder,
prevent or disturb the Speaker, Otelemaba D.
Amachree and the Deputy Speaker, Mr.
Kwanee, in the performance of their duties in
the House pending the determination of the
motion on notice.
Of great significance, the court ordered the
Police Force and its principal officers, including
the Inspector General of Police, to enforce the
interim orders and to accord to the Speaker
and the Deputy Speaker every recognition and
protection to enable them discharge their
duties and exercise their powers in the
Assembly pending the determination of the
motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
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