Twenty-six members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have reportedly held a plenary session at the auditorium of the assembly residential quarters.
This comes after Governor
Siminalayi Fubara ordered the demolition of the Assembly Complex, citing the
need to rebuild a suitable structure following an “arson attack” that occurred
on October 29, 2023.
The lawmakers, who recently
defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives
Congress (APC), are reportedly being backed by the minister of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT).
The sitting by the faction led
by Martins Amaewhule follows the declaration of their seats vacant by the
five-man group led by Edison Ehie on Wednesday for defecting.
During Thursday’s plenary by
the Amaewhule group, the lawmakers condemned the demolition of the Assembly Complex
by the state government.
The lawmaker representing the
Andoni constituency, Ofiks Kagbang, moved a motion of urgent public importance
condemning the demolition, and this was unanimously adopted by the House.
Another member, Major Jack,
presented the report on the Rivers State Local Government Amendment Bill to the
Speaker, which was adopted.
Amaewhule said when this Bill
is passed into law, it will eliminate the governor’s power to dissolve Local
Government Executives.
Post a Comment