BREAKING: "Why We Demolish Assembly Building", Gov Fubara Breaks Silence
- Rivers state government has explained that the demolition and rebuilding of the Rivers state house of assembly was due to structural defect
- Governor Siminalayi Fubara's action followed the move by 27 lawmakers loyal to the former governor Nyesom Wike to dump the PDP for APC
- Rivers state has been experiencing political unrest since some lawmakers served impeachment notice on Governor Fubara
Port Harcourt, Rivers - Governor Siminalayi Fubara's administration in Rivers state has explained that structural defects led to the demolition and rebuilding of the state House of Assembly.
According to The Nation, the government cited the recent explosion and fire incident as what made the main building of the legislative arms unfit for the lawmakers' use.
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How explosion force Rivers government to demolish the state assembly
This was disclosed in a statement through his commissioner for information, Joseph Johnson, shortly after the commencement of the demolition on Wednesday morning, December 13.
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Johnson said after the inspection of the facility by Governor Fubara to assess the level of damage done by the fire incident on the building, the government had no alternative but to follow the advice of professionals on the integrity of the complex.
According to the commissioner, the dynamites used as an explosion on the assembly complex had caused the foundation of the building to be shaking.
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The statement partly read:
“There were visible cracks on the walls afterwards, and the entire structure looked frail and unsafe for legislative business.”
The development is coming barely 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).
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.
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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