Rivers
Monarch Wants Youth Support For Govt Projects
The Paramount Ruler of Abara community, in Etche Local Government, Area, Rivers State, Eze Nwala Jonah, has called on the youths in the community to continue their support for the State Government to complete the faculty of Agriculture in River State University on scheduled time.
He commended the youths for their peaceful disposition since the commencement of the project in the area, saying that it has actually led for the speedy progress of the project.
Eze Nwala , said this while reacting to journalists in his palace, yesterday, and further commended Governor Nyesom Wike, for siting such important project in his community.
“I am happy that since the commencement of the historic project in my community youths had never been a stumbling block to the contractors, that has helped the speedy completion of the project.
I also commend the youths of the community for protecting the project jealously and gave full cooperation to the contractors.
Governor Nyesom Wike has done marvellously well for siting University campus in Abara community that will bring deveploment in the area” Eze Nwala said.
According to the royal father, the benefits of the project was enormous as it will create job opportunities, economic growth, land appreciation and educational advancement.
“ I use this forum to plead with the governor and management of the Institution to endeavour to implement the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signed with the community.
Part of the MoU which bordered on 60% employment of indigenes should be implemented as soon as the University starts full operation” he stated.
He equally appeal to financial institutions to build banks in the area to ease the burden of traveling to urban areas for bank transactions and investors are also advised to take opportunities to invest in the area.
By: Sylvia Thankgod-Amadi
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