World Owerri Peoples Congress

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The World Owerri Peoples Congress (W.O.P.C.) is a congress of people of the three local government councils of Owerri namely, Owerri Municipal, Owerri North, and Owerri West, and future derivatives of these three local government areas, being perceptive of the economic, social, political, and other benefits fostered by a united front, in further recognition of our heritage vis-a-vis the American and Western heritage, in affirmation of the importance of smooth fusion of our various cultures, do hereby proclaim a clarion call to our people in the Diaspora to rally together, to organize, and are hereby organized as the WORLD OWERRI PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, INC

A JURIST AND A LAWYER AT THE APEX OF THE LAW
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Chief Mike I. Ahamba SAN was the lead counsel of the legal team that prosecuted Buhari’s contention that the election was a farce and a legal nullity,
while Justice Niki Tobi read the lead judgement in favour of Yar’Adua. While we invite fellow Nigerians to read and digest the majority judgements, we
wish to make a few comments on Niki Tobi’s grand standing to the gallery as he made remarks on Chief M.I. Ahamba SAN.

Our purpose for this exercise is to let Hon. Justice Niki Tobi realise that those of us who revere the intellectual prowess of Chief M.I. Ahamba in matters
concerning the legal practice, and his positive social standing were not particularly happy about the unsavoury comments on his person and intellect.
Moreso when he is one of Nigeria’s leading lawyers and Hon. Justice Niki Tobi, a highly respected and regarded jurist.

Honourable Justice Niki Tobi regaled in the anonymity of the live T.V. coverage that did not show his face and those of other Justices to indulge in the expensive joke of trivialising the work of a lawyer who had meticulously taken his case from Appeal Court, to the Supreme Court. The lead judgement by Hon. Justice Niki Tobi had caused some wry smile and sniggers in the hallowed chambers of the Supreme Court when he said that Chief Mike Ahamba, Buhari’s lead counsel had not presented any case for his client that could enable him take a diecision in his favour. Hear him: