The Imo State House of Assembly has asked Governor Hope Uzodinma to sack the State’s Chief Judge, Theresa Chikeka, over allegation of age falsification.
The request was made following the resolution of the House during their plenary session on Wednesday, TheCable reported.
The resolution of the House was premised on the findings of a Civil Society Organization, the Civil Society Engagement Platform. The CSO had petitioned the House alleging that the Chief Judge falsified her age.
The petition of the allegation was signed by CSO’s Director of Investigation, Ndubuisi Onyemaechi.
Following the petition, the House on its July 3 plenary, set up a four-member committee to investigate the chief judge.
On it’s Wednesday, July 17 plenary, the four-member committee submitted its report. The committee findings confirmed that the Imo State Chief judge forged her age as claimed by the petitioners.
The Chairperson of the Committee, Ikenna Ihezuo, while presenting the report, described the “act as gross misconduct.”
He stated that the committee invited the petitioners, the Head of Service, the Secretary of Imo State Judiciary Commission and Mrs. Chikeka, in the course of the investigation.
Ihezuo, however, said that while others honoured the invitation, the Mrs. Chikeka did not.
The lawmaker informed that the Committee also wrote the Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration of the Nigerian Law School. This was to find out the date of birth which the Chief Judge filled in her form for admission.
He said the Committee found that the Chief Judge, Mrs. Chikeka, allegedly falsified her age. From October 27, 1956, to October 27, 1958.
“Consequently, the Committee recommended that the Governor of the State, Hope Uzodinma, should remove the Chief Judge of the State, Honourable Justice Theresa Chukwuemeka Chikeka, from office for misconduct. This is in keeping with the Section 292 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended),” he said.
“In addition, the Committee ruled that the House resolution on the issue be forwarded to the National Judicial Commission for further action.”
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