The National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, on Thursday, ordered Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and other agencies of government not to evict sacked Permanent Secretaries from their official residences.Eight of the removed permanent secretaries had on January 12, 2016, dragged Wike before the industrial court to protest their compulsory retirement from the Rivers State Civil Service.

The permanent secretaries are Mr. Sam Woka, Ms. Kadilo Brown, Mr. Augustine Orlu-Orlu, Mr. Muka Nwikosi, Mr Minabelema Michael-West, Mrs. Ngozi Abu, Mr. Kingsley Hart and Mrs Justina Jumbo.

Also joined in the suit were Attorney-General of the state, the Head of Service of the state, the Rivers State Civil Service Commission, and the Accountant General.

The presiding judge, Justice Agbadu Fishim, had adjourned the matter until Thursday, January 21, 2016 to hear the motion for interlocutory injunction.

When the matter came up on Thursday, Justice Fishim, expressing concern over fear of ejection and other issues raised by the claimants, said accommodation is very important and is capable of destabilising anybody.

Justice Fishim therefore ordered the defendants including Governor Nyesom Wike through their counsel, Mr. Frank Onyiri, not to tamper with the plaintiffs (claimants) accommodation.

He urged the defendants’ lawyer to advise his clients to follow the rule of law and not to do anything that would undermine the court.

The defendants’ lawyer, Onyiri, told the court that the directive would be communicated to his clients, assuring the judge that the plaintiffs would not be evicted.

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