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supreme court of nigeria has asked the
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former governor of rivers state
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immediate past minister of
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transportation and the all progressives
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congress apc presidential aspirant
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rotimi amici to answer cases before him
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at the commission of inquiries set up by
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the current rivers state governor at the
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people's democratic party pdp
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presidential aspirant nissan wike over
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96 billion naira alleged assets fraud
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supreme court in a unanimous judgment by
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a five-man panel of justices on friday
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said it found no reason to stop the
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rivers state government from probing the
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ursula governor over his alleged
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involvement in the fraudulent sales of
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valued assets belonging to the state
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supreme court in the judgment dismissed
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the suit the former governor of rivers
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state and presidential aspirant of the
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all progressive congress apc rotimi
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amachi filed to stop his planned probe
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over alleged 96 billion fraud committed
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while as governor of the state
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supreme court in the ruling read by
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justice adamu juro said that amichi's
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appeal lacked merit and accordingly
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dismissed it the apex court ordered the
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appellant to go and face the commission
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of inquiry that was set up by the rivers
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state government to investigate his
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eight-year tenure as governor of the
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the apex court affirmed the judgments of
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both the high court of rivers state and
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the net of the court of appeal which had
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earlier dismissed amechi's case for one
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the court fined rotimi amici 1 million
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it would be recalled that the governor
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of rivers state nissan wike inaugurated
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a seven-man commission of inquiry headed
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by justice george omchi to investigate
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allegations of financial malfeasance
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against the former governor
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rotimi amichi was summoned to give
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account of the omoku gas turbine affam
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gas turbine trans-amati gas turbine alum
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gas turbine olympia hotel as well as his
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alleged award of contract for the
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execution of monorail project among
