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Celestine Omehia: "CELESTINE OMEHIA IS GIVEN SEVEN DAYS REFUND 600MILLION NAIRA IN BENEFIT AND ANOTHER N96.5M IN PENSION RECEIVED SO FAR."

Rivers State House of Assembly to Delete Omehia's Recognition as a Former Governor of Rivers State.
"CELESTINE OMEHIA IS GIVEN SEVEN DAYS REFUND 600MILLION NAIRA IN BENEFIT AND ANOTHER N96.5M IN PENSION RECEIVED SO FAR." RIVERS ASSEMBLY PASSES MOTION TO DERECOGNISE OMEHIA AS FORMER GOVERNOR ...GIVES HIM 7 DAYS TO REFUND N600M Rivers House of Assembly has passed a motion seeking to derecognise Sir Celestine Ngochim Omehia as former governor of the state. The move was taken by the lawmakers today during plenary. This means that his portrait as former governor will no longer be in Govt House plus the accrued financial benefits to former governors. The action follows a motion sponsored by the Leader of government business in the House and Member representing Obio-Akpor Constituency 1, Martin Chike Amaewhule. Amaewhule in the motion claimed that the House did not have a copy of the ruling of the Supreme Court as at the time it recognised Omehia as former governor. In his motion, Amaewhule prayed that Omehia be made to refund all money received from the state government since his recognition as governor and should not be addressed as His Excellency, and the title GSSRS be withdrawn from him. Recall that Nyesom Wike upon resumption of office in 2015, unilaterally recognized Omehia as former governor despite the Supreme Court judgement which voided his election and stated that in the eyes of the law he never existed as governor despite ruling for five months in 2007. Wike after giving the recognition in 2015, then wrote the State Assembly who ratified it. While granting the prayers, the Assembly gave Sir Celestine Omehia seven days to refund 600million Naira in benefit and another N96.5m in pension so far received. The Assembly also directed him to stop using the title, "His Excellency" and GSSRS, which is a title from the state and honour due former governors.