The National Judicial Commission(NJC) has placed Hon. Justice Adolphus Enebeli of the Rivers State High Court in Portharcourt Rivers State on its Watch-List for Three Years.
The NJC in a statement signed by the spokesman of the NJC, Soji Oye, on Saturday June 3 stated that Hon. Justice Enebeli violated the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by granting ex-parte order in Suit No. PHC/983/2016, preventing the swearing-in of Victoria Wodo Nyeche as a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, when the claim in the Suit did not border on qualification or pre-election matter.
The Hon. Judge was said to have granted the ex-parte order on 19th April, 2016, three days to the swearing-in ceremony and adjourned the case to 21st April, 2016 when the ceremony had been concluded.
It will be recalled that Hon Justice Enebeli had made the Swearing of Hon Victoria Nyeche Lawmaker Representing PHALGA Constituency 2 at the Rivers State House of Assembly difficlut through his Orders which was acknowledged by the Assembly last Year
