From Ann Godwin, Port Harcourt 

Court extends order barring CJ, Clerk from dealing with Amaewhule-led lawmakers
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Council, Chijioke Ihunwo, has charged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC), Nyesom Wike, and his followers to allow Governor Siminalayi Fubara to focus on impactful governance. 

Ihunwo said that it is sad that the minister, despite leading the state without interference for eight year, wants to continue to control the state and amass wealth by allegedly creating a crisis situation.

The council’s boss pointed out that Fubara is demonstrating exceptional leadership that is impacting citizens, urging the minister and his cronies to allow peace to reign and pave the way for true governance. 
 
He made the call in Port Harcourt, yesterday, while highlighting his achievements in the last one month he assumed office as the council boss.

Ihunwo said: “They want to own Rivers State to continue to pocket the state but we can’t be moving forward and they keep dragging us backwards because of their selfish interest.

“We are running out of patience; it is time the President called Wike and his people to order. Ikwerre people have ruled the state for 16 years uninterrupted. I am from Ikwerre, let us support other ethnic groups to do their tenure.”

MEANWHILE, the High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has extended an interim order it granted on July 8 stopping the Chief Judge and the Clerk of the Rivers State House of Assembly from relating with Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly.
 
The Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, in a preemptive move to frustrate any impeachment plot by the Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, had secured the interim order in a suit he filed alongside the Attorney-General of Rivers State against Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers.

The suit also listed lawmakers led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, the Chief Judge, the Clerk of the state Assembly and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as 2nd Defendants.

The court, headed by Justice Jumbo Stephens, in its July 8 order, asked the parties to the suit to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the motion on notice.

But Justice Stephen renewed the order on July 19 citing many applications, particularly the issue of legal representation of the Clerk and the PDP.