Rivers Assembly Building Under Demolition as Fubara-Wike Crisis Worsens, Video Emerges
- The Rivers state house of assembly is currently undergoing demolition as about ten bulldozers were seen bringing down the building on Wednesday
- This happened after the lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara held a plenary amid controversies in the state
- The demolition is coming 48 hours after 27 lawmakers loyal to the immediate past governor and FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, dumped the PDP and joined the APC
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Port Harcourt, Rivers - The Rivers political crisis took a new turn on Wednesday morning, December 13, as at least 10 bulldozers moved to the state assembly complex and started demolishing the building.
This came as Edison Ehie, a factional speaker of the state house of assembly, led other lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to hold plenary in the early morning before the demolition, The Punch reported.
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48 hours after 27 lawmakers dumped PDP, Governor Fubara demolishes Rivers assembly complex
It was learnt that the factional speaker said the assembly complex was due for repairs after the explosion that rocked the building on October 30 this year.
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Ehie noted that Governor Fubara would provide an alternative for the lawmakers to meet for the main time.
The government was carrying out the demolition under tight security, according to a video shared by AriseTV on Wednesday morning.
This came about 48 hours after 27 of the 31 lawmakers loyal to the immediate past governor of the state and minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike accuses Fubara of tampering with his political structure
Wike, a chieftain of the PDP, secured a ministerial slot under the APC government.
He claimed to be the sole sponsor of Governor Fubara and accused him of tampering with his political structure, a move he described as ungrateful.
Since the move to impeach the governor in October, Wike and his political son had yet to know a truce, and the state had been experiencing political unrest.
See video of the demolition here:
Rivers: Court stops pro-Wike lawmakers from sitting in assembly complex
Legit.ng earlier reported that Wike's loyalists in the Rivers state house of assembly were barred from accessing the assembly complex by the state high court.
The court stopped the 27 lawmakers following the directive of Governor Fubara, who cited the renovation of the assembly complex.
Ehie, the speaker of the house loyal to Fubara, was also ordered to take charge of the house, pending the determination of the motion before the court.
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