Over Defiant Nwabudike Takeover at LACC, Senate to Deliberate today

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Over Defiant Nwabudike Takeover at LACC, Senate to Deliberate today

IPNews-Monrovia: Controversial Montserrado County Senator, Darius Dillon has written members of the Senate over the defiant posture of controversial Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike against recent decision by the Liberian Senate by taking up previous assignment at the Liberian Anti-corruption Commission-LACC.

Senator Dillon in a communication to Senate Pro-Tempore Albert Chie, called on his distinguish colleagues to see the willful violation of the law and constitution of Liberia, by dealing with the defiant posture of Cllr. Nwabudike.

It may be recalled, IPNews reported May 10,2020, about the appearance of Nwabudike at the LACC.

According to an investigation by IPNews, Cllr. Nwabudike, resurface at the LACC three days following his rejection by the Liberian Senate over legitimacy of his Liberian Nationality.

Since his resurfacing at the LACC, the Independent Probe investigation revealed that Nwabudike has embarked upon a massive infusion and employment at the LACC without requisite qualifications.

The investigation revealed that Nwabudike has initiated the employment of loyalist unilaterally.

The Independent Probe newspaper investigation further revealed that even though the Act establishing the LACC calls for he composition of five commissioners, there are only two commissioners currently appointed by President George Manneh Weah.

It may also be recalled that the Liberian Bar Association in a statement recommended that the self-proclaimed naturalized Liberian, Nigerian national Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike as a ‘fake individual’ and hence should not be allowed a day in Liberia to be considered a citizen.

“The mere fact that the Petitioner (Cllr. Nwabudike) has failed and neglected to prove his Citizenship before the House of Senate during his confirmation hearing and up to present has still failed to do so, he has justified sufficiently that he has never been a citizen of Liberia but rather a faked individual and should not be allowed a day in Liberia to be considered citizen.” The LNBA wrote in a motion as intervener to buttress Government’s motion.

Cllr. Nwabudike has since filed a thirteen counts petition for Declaratory Judgment before the Civil Law Court after Criminal Court ‘B’ revealed that they were unable to locate his citizenship document.

But the LNBA which is the parent body for legal professionals in Liberia in a motion filed before the Civil Law Court in Monrovia, opined that in 1982 there was no court called the First Judicial Circuit Criminal Assizes “B|”-where Nwabudikw claimed to have taken his citizenship oath at age 16.

Moreover, Chapter 21 of the Aliens and Nationality Law of Liberia does not allow a minor to obtain citizenship. It states that the applicant must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the petition.

It may further be recalled that since Cllr. Nwabudike nomination by President George Weah on Friday March 21, to head the National Elections Commission or NEC as chair, during his confirmation lied about almost everything including his naturalization papers, date of birth, and references.

His testimonies before senators and documents he tendered in as evidence during his confirmation hearings are all replete with inconsistencies. President George Weah withdrew his nomination days after senators halted further confirmation hearings.

Furthermore, Nwabudike told the court that he is an employee of the government and that the government has not in any way or manner threatened or query the standing of the petitioner as a qualified Counsellor – at – law with all the rights and privileges appertaining, saying he named government as party respondent in the case in error.

In his withdrawn petition, Nwabudike had requested the court to restate, affirm and uphold the ruling of the Court of June 21, 2002, by which he says the Civil Law Court admitted him as Attorney – at – Law, consistent with Section 17 of the New Judiciary Law, to practice law before all the circuit and inferior courts here.

Additionally, he had requested the court to uphold the mandate of the Supreme Court of Liberia admitting him in 2006, as Counsellor – at – Law of the Supreme Court Bar.

The disgraced presidential nominee Cllr. Nwabudike had also requested that the Civil Law Court in Monrovia declare his citizenship right to enable him continue his law practice here, as lawyers launched a probe into controversies surrounding his Liberian citizenship same which denied him the privilege to chair the National Elections Commission (NEC).

The communication by Senator Darius Dillon has been greeted by many across Monrovia as timely.

some congratulated Senator Dillon for been the only light at the Liberian Senate.

6 thoughts on “Over Defiant Nwabudike Takeover at LACC, Senate to Deliberate today”

  1. Senator Dillon does not know what he is doing and is over zealous and thoughtful.

    Nwabudike was confirmed for the current position he holds and it is a tenure position. When he was nominated for the position, it did not equate to his resignation or meant he was dismissed which the President can not do because he has a tenure.

    The Senate refusal to not confirm Cllr Nwabudike was a political decision and it does not even gave the autbority over executive members of government.

    Political decision does not supercede legal antecedants because it is done on politics, emotions, biases and has no facts or gone through due process.

    The Senate needs to stay out if the executive, they have no authority.

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