The State Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, has urged Honourable Evans Bipi to stop parading himself as the Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker if he does not want to spend his Christmas in prison.
Ikanya said, “Honourable Bipi is obviously playing with fire as he has been barred from parading himself as Speaker by a court of competent jurisdiction. The order of the High Court of Rivers State, Ahoada Judicial Division given on Monday, December 16, 2013, is unequivocal. He should also note that none of his undemocratic sponsors will come to his aid when he is committed to prison.
“His Lordship Honourable Justice C. N. Wali, in his judgement, did not only bar Honourable Bipi but also declared that we have one single House of Assembly in Rivers State, under the leadership of Rt. Honourable Otelemaba Amachree. We expect the rebel lawmakers to fall in line and respect the leadership of the House and avoid further heating up of the polity. They should come to terms with the fact that their plot has failed like a pack of cards.”
“It was shocking to see in the dailies, Honourable Bipi, in total disdain of court judgement, signed the birthday congratulatory advert for the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesome Wike, as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. This is a slap on the face of the judiciary and will not be tolerated as the Rivers State APC will do everything legally possible to see that he pays dearly for any such affront on the judiciary,” Dr Ikanya stated.