Earlyface

Some lawyers under the aegis of
Concerned Lawyers of Port
Harcourt branch of the Nigerian Bar
Association are staging protest at the
premises of the Judiciary complex in Port
Harcourt.
The lawyers are agitating for the
appointment of a Chief Judge in the state.
Coordinator of the Lawyers, Barrister Chris
Itamunuola called on the Rivers State
government to follow the recommendation
of the National Judicial Council, NJC by
swearing in Justice Daizy Okocha as the
Chief Judge of the state.
He also called on the state Commissioner for
Justice and Attorney General, Worgu Boms
to make the right call and give what they
described as the constitutional advice to
Governor Amaechi.
On his part, the Secretary of the state branch
of the NBA, Kingsley Chuku alleged that the
NBA had been compromised.
Chuku called on the protesting lawyers to
disregard comments made by the Chairman
of the NBA, Oko Jaja, who said the NBA was
not a trade union and therefore dissociated
the union from the protest.