Chuks Akunna says “When I Read the Judgement of Js Gbasam, I Chuckled; I Think That Judgement Was Paid For”

The executive director of Authority Newspaper, Chuks Akunna, has voiced doubt about a recent ruling by Rivers State High Court Justice Okogbule Gbasam, which upheld the seats of the 27 lawmakers from Rivers State who defected to the APC. Akunna questioned the judgment’s impartiality and suggested that it might have been influenced by outside forces in an interview with AIT.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

He stated that the ruling, which dismissed a case based on a party membership switch, defied logic and seemed to ignore established legal norms. Akunna expressed concerns about the integrity of the judicial system and the potential for external influences to shape legal decisions.

According to him, “law is made by man for the betterment of society. You see, when I read the judgement of Justice Gbasam, I chuckled because I think that judgement was paid for, in my opinion. I mean, we’ve covered political parties, at least since 1999. Somebody came and said I no longer belong to this party; I’m now a member of APC, and then the judge said you don’t do that on pages of newspapers.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>