Demand For Removal: Imo Assembly Urges Governor To Sack CJ For Alleged Age Misrepresentation

Demand For Removal: Imo Assembly Urges Governor To Sack CJ For Alleged Age Misrepresentation

A four-man ad-hoc committee conducted an investigation into the petition and found that Chikeka altered her age from October 27, 1956, to October 27, 1958……… CONTINUE READING

Ikenna Ihezuo, Chairman of the Committee and also the House Committee Chairman on Information and Judiciary, presented the committee’s findings during a session of the whole House, labeling the act as gross misconduct.

He stated, “On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, the Imo State House of Assembly received a petition from the Civil Society Engagement Platform (CSEP), signed by Ndubuisi Onyemaechi, the organization’s Director of Investigation, alleging misconduct by Mrs. Theresa Chukwuemeka Chikeka, the Chief Judge of Imo State.”

“In accordance with section 292 of the constitution, the House appointed a four-man committee to promptly investigate and report back. During the investigation, the committee summoned the petitioners, the Head of Service, the Secretary of Imo State Judiciary Commission, and Mrs. Theresa Chukwuemeka Chikeka herself, for deliberations.”