A Chief Magistrate with the Rivers State Judiciary, Ejike King George, Esq., has declared that he cannot work with the current quasi-military situation in the state and has voluntarily retired.
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He made this known in a letter dated April 11, 2025, and addressed to the Chief Judge of Rivers State. The letter, which was titled “Voluntary Retirement From Service,” stated that he could not work with the quasi-military administrator appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stating that the appointment is not only alien but also antithetical to the legal profession.
“This present is intended to convey my decision to voluntarily retire my appointment as magistrate of the Judiciary of Rivers State. This difficult and regrettable decision is informed largely by my discomfort with the recent appointment of a quasi-military administration to run the affairs of a modern state like ours,” the letter reads.
“Milord will agree with me that this type of governance system is not only alien but also runs antithetical to our hallowed profession as legal practitioners and adjudicators.
“Having put in a whopping 16 (sixteen) out of my 22 (twenty-two) years of legal practice into this judiciary as magistrate under successive democratic administrations, I find it difficult to work with the current setting, as doing so would amount to a tacit and naïve acquiescence.
“Thanks Milord, for the opportunity to serve.”
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