Nigerian Bar Association suspends Amaechi’s Aide

The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers  state, Mr. Worgu Boms, was on Thursday suspended by the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt branch.
The association took the decision during it's meeting in Port Harcourt, presided over by the Chairman of the branch, Mr. Dennis Okwamkpan after courts in the state had remained under lock and key since June 9, 2014,
Okwamkpan explained that parts of the resolutions at the meeting were,

“That the Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Worgu Boms, is hereby declared a persona non grata.

“That Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,. Worgu Boms, is hereby suspended from all the activities of the NBA, Port Harcourt branch, for the time being.

“He was suspended for his gross insensitivity to the plight of lawyers in the state following the closure of courts since June 9, 2014. He was also suspended from the NBA for his actions and declarations, which are detrimental and impacted negatively on the welfare of lawyers in Rivers State.

“He was suspended for his questionable role in the closure and continued closure of the courts in the state. We see that his role in the continued closure of the court is questionable.

“We feel that as an attorney general, he has not lived up to the expectations of that office and he did not do what was expected of him as a stakeholder in the justice sector, that is why the courts have remained shut.”

Meanwhile,Governor Nyesom Wike today,while giving his Inaugural speech appointed the most senior High Court Judge in Rivers State Judiciary, the Honourable Justice Daisy Okocha as the Acting Chief Judge of the State and Honourable Justice Christy Gabriel-Nwankwo, as the Acting President of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal following the indefinite suspension by the National Judicial Council (NJC) who he will swear-in on monday.