Rivers
Amaechi Assures On Completion Of Elioparanwo Road
Governor Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi has reiterated his commitment to the quick completion of the ongoing Elioparanwo road construction project before the end of the dry season.
He spoke during the 17th year anniversary celebration of Liberation Power Ministries, End-Time Jesus Army Eja Force in Port Harcourt with the theme: “If this work is of God” held at the Cathedral headquarters in Elioparanwo, in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
He said the contractor handling the road project had been fully paid and would continue work until the project was completed for use by the people.
He said, “it is the responsibility of government to provide roads for you, and that is what we are doing to see that the Elioparanwo road is completed before the end of the dry season. I have promised and we will do it, but, please, don’t use the state of the road now as an excuse to stop coming to church. We have paid the contractor and we hope he will deliver”, Amaechi said.
“I thank you (the church) for the honour of inviting me to church, especially at your 17th year anniversary celebration, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. What will solve the problem of the church is for you to come to church and join efforts with the General overseer to get things done”, Amaechi noted.
Also speaking, the General Overseer of the Liberation Power Ministries, General Odede Stephen recalled that
Rivers
Rivers CJ To Sanction Lawyers Who Refuse To Comply With ADR Compliance
The Rivers state Chief Judge, Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI has given an indication to sanction any lawyer who fail to comply with directive of a judge in the state to transferred a case to Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse for Alternatives Dispute Resolution.
Justice AMADI stated this during a brief ceremony held at the chief judge auditorium in port Harcourt Friday held to hand over certificates of operation to two private ADR chambers on Precarious Dispute Resolution Services and Harmony Arbitration and mediation center .
He urged the two private ADR centres to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and warned against compromising the standard of Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR but should observed the regulations set out in collaboration regulation by the state Multi Door Court House.
Earlier in a address, the Director of the State Multi Door Courthouse, VICTOR NWEKE esq, highlighted some of the achievements of the Multi Door Courthouse especially in decongestion of court rooms.
NWEKE while disclosing how the department certified the two private ADR centres called for serious punitive measures be taken against any lawyer who fail to comply with a case referred to Multi Door Court House by a judge or magistrates in the state.
In her acceptance speech on behalf of the two certified private ADR centres, ALICE NIMI commended the State Judiciary and Multi Door Courthouse for the approval and assured that all the rules and regulations spelt out will be followed.
In a related development; the Rivers State Judiciary has assured its readiness to collaborate with Nigerian Securityding Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in using Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve some of the issues in their office.
The state Chief Judge , Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI made the promise when he received in audience the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE OLOWO and his team who paid him a courtesy visit in his office , Friday where issuees ADR utilization took centre stage.
He used the opportunity to brief his visitors on the hurdles judges faces daily in the court room and the need for the decongestion of the court room , stressing that one judge handle more than three hundred cases but that if lawyers and litigants adopt ADR practice court rooms can be releive of the daily congestions.
The state Chief Judge however urged NSCDC to ensure a wider sensitization of the members of the public on the practice of ADR for a better awareness and knowledge.
Earlier in his speech, the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE-OLOWO said the visit was to seek collaboration on the use of ADR in resolving some issues which he insisted would help decongest the courtrooms.
Our correspondent reports officials of the Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse led by the Director, VICTOR NWEKE led the team of NSCDC on a technical session where information on how to the fully in cooperated into the Multi Door Courthouse and operation of ADR will be emphasized.
Akujobi Amadi