Emergence of first female chief judge, Daisy Okocha and stabilizing judiciary in Rivers State

On Monday, 04 January, 2016, Daisy Wotube Okocha was sworn-in as a substantive Chief Judge of Rivers State, after serving in acting capacity since June 2015. She is Rivers State’s first female Chief Judge since its creation in 1967. About three years ago, an attempt for her to assume the state’s