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...For a better society... Monday, August 09 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Foreign News Proceedings resume Aug. 12 JAYNE OSONDU, Umuahia FURTHER proceedings at the judicial panel investigating impeachment allegation against Abia State Deputy Governor, Dr. Chima Nwafor, resume on August 12, even as chairman of the panel, Mr. Emma Nwonye, has hailed media coverage of the event as objective. Speaking while adjourning sitting to August 12, Mr. Nwoye extolled the quality of journalism and the objective position of media practitioners covering the panel’s public sitting as highly commedable. He said the way journalists reported the proceedings so far left the panel concluding that Nigerian reporters are people of high integrity. According to him, "from day one of the public sitting, no report in any newspaper has misrepresented what was said in evidence." "I am proud that the Fourth Estate of the Realm is made up of such men and women," he said. Mr. Nwonye also praised lawyers on both sides to the case for the mature way they presented their clients’ cases pointing out that it made the panel members work easier. Earlier, during the days sitting the panel had turned down an application of the prosecution counsel, Mr. Don Oweregbulam. Mr. Oweregbulam had requested that the Director of Protocol (DOP) at Government House, Umuahia be summoned to clarify certain issues brought up while he was cross examining Dr. Nwafor. This sparked off heated legal argument between both prosecution and defence counsel, Elder Chibuike Nwokeukwu. Elder Nwokeukwu objected to the application on the ground that the prosecution had closed its case and, therefore, that it is not proper in law to reopen the case. He said that the prosecution had enough time while presenting its case, to invite any witness it deemed fit to help it prove its contention. He said even though the panel had bent certain legal rules as it is not a conventional court, there are things that are not proper, fair and just. Chairman of the panel, Mr. Nwonye, had to adjourn for a while at this point to enable members decide on the application. When the panel reconvened later in the day, Mr. Nwonye announced that the panel had to reject the application not only for the fact that prosecution had closed its case, but also that without summoning the director, prosecution had been able to present its case convincingly. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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