Rivers state judiciary has refuted reports stipulating that Simeon Amadi, the state chief judge is planning to embark on a year leave.
Gatekeepers News reports that an online report on Wednesday stated that the chief judge announced a one-year leave amid political crisis in the state.
According to the report; the purported move is seen as a setback to the rumoured impeachment of Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers.
Reacting in a statement, David Ihua-Maduenyi, chief registrar of the state high court, described the allegation as “malicious, misleading, false and baseless.”
Ihua-Maduenyi noted that the Rivers CJ neither announced any form of leave nor was he planning to embark on one.
The statement reads, “The Rivers State Judiciary categorically and unequivocally refute this malicious, misleading, false and baseless allegation against the person and the office of the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Hon. Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi (DSSRS).”
“For the records, the chief judge did not at any time announce nor intend to announce embarking on any recess or extended recess leave by whatsoever name called, as such leave is alien to the judicial officers calendar of vacations.”
“The vacation calendar of judicial officers is of public knowledge, namely: Christmas vacation, Easter vacation and annual vacation.”
“The public is hereby advised to utterly disregard this misguided publication aimed at causing ill-will, disaffection, and confusion in the state.”
