On October 25, 2005, a Supreme Court judgement sacked Celestine Omehia as Governor of Rivers State and installed Rotimi Amaechi as the duly elected Governor of the State. Ironically, both Omehia and Amaechi are cousins and then members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.
Seven years down the line, the state government has disclosed that it would mark the anniversary of the historic verdict.
To this effect, a committee has been set up by the Rivers State government to make the anniversary a reality and success.
The mega rally is scheduled to hold October 25, 2014, at the new 65,000-seating capacity stadium in Port Harcourt, which was constructed by Amaechi. The Governor is expected to give an account of his stewardship to the people of Rivers State, who re-elected him as Governor in 2011.
Members of the organising committee include the state Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, who will serve as Chairman of the Central Committee; while the state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Chuma Chinye, will serve as the Secretary.
Also, the committee has the following sub-committees: Mobilisation with Tony Okocha, the Chief of Staff to Governor Amaechi, as Chairman; Publicity with Commissioner of Information, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, as Chairman; Health with Dr Sampson Parker, the Commissioner of Health, as Chairman; Venue with Igo Aguma as Chairman; Security with Ade Adeogun as Chairman; Traffic with Confidence Eke as Chairman; Protocol with Henry Halliday the Government House Chief of Protocol as Chairman; and Entertainment with Aye Atamah Pepple member representing Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Asembly as Chairman.
