Abia Assembly suspends Chief Judge

Abia Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Theresa Uzokwe, has been suspended over alleged tyranny, obstruction of the administration of justice in the state, gross misconduct, denigration of the office of the chief judge and embezzlement, amongst others.
Her suspension came after the state House of Assembly on Friday based on the above allegations leveled against her, passed a resolution suspending her.
A civil society organization, Global Centre for Peace and Justice, made the accusation against the CJ in a public petition it brought before the House.
Reading the resolution, the House Speaker, Mr. Chikwendu Kalu, set up 8-man ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations and report back to the house within 7 days.
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The House went ahead to demand that the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu immediately appoint an acting chief judge until the completion of the probe by the committee.

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