Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has sworn in Justice Ihemnacho Obuzor as the substantive president, Customary Court of Appeal.
Inaugurating Obuzor yesterday in Port Harcourt at the Executive Chamber of the Government House, the governor reiterated the need for the nation’s judicial officers to remain courageous in dispensing justice without fear or favour.
He said having continually advised the judiciary on courage and justice, it was left for judicial officers to do what they considered fitting in any circumstance.
“There is nothing more I can say. Everybody knows we have said much about the judiciary. So, there is nothing more to say. Whatever anybody wants to do, you’re free to do,” Wike said.
He congratulated Obuzor, who pledged to serve with diligence.
The oath of office was administered on Justice Obuzor by the Acting Chief Registrar of the Rivers State Judiciary, David Ihua-Maduenyi.