Amaechi however appealed to the former President of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal to put the contest behind him and be fair in the discharge of his duties.
“My Lord, let me congratulate you on this your appointment. The actual phrase would be at ‘at last’ and to say that I was a bit worried with the way people in the judiciary fought over who would be the Chief Judge of the State.
“I was more than worried when there was an attempt to take away the power of the governor to appoint a Chief Judge and rest it somewhere else and I was wondering if there was no need to ask for the interpretation of the constitution.
“Today, we recognise and accept in total the judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria.
“Don’t forget that in every office in Nigeria, virtually every office in Nigeria, not even a bishop is appointed without a contest. So, I hope that you would see what happened as a mere contest and treat everybody equally and be fair and ensure that you remain as dedicated as you have always been.”
Agumagu told journalists after his swearing-in that “My agenda for the judiciary is to see a better judiciary, to make sure that justice delivery is given the pride of place and also to make sure that all staff of the judiciary get the best during my tenure,”
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