Governor Wike removes Sir Celestine Omehia picture and signs the order. He thanks the Speaker of the

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Governor Wike removes Sir Celestine Omehia picture and signs the order. He thanks the Speaker of the House of Assembly and his colleagues.
He said that he received the resolution of the House the previous day and he reminds everybody that his predecessor, His Excellency Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi did not recognise Omehia as a former governor. He then says that when he came on board, the House of Assembly decided that Celestine Omehia should enjoy the status of a former governor. He says that he has never disrespected the resolutions of the House of Assembly and so he complied.

The Assembly said (the previous day) that they now have better facts. He says that the facts are that the Supreme Court ruled that Sir Celestine Omehia was never governor of Rivers State because he never stood for any election.

The Assembly decided to protect its legacy by doing the right thing. He said that in this country people will praise you when you do what they like, but they would not praise you when you do the uncommon thing. He said that many people will bring in politics, but he does not mind. He said that the hallmark of leadership is correcting a wrong thing that was done.

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