BREAKING: Trouble for Fubara as 26 Factional Lawmakers Hold Plenary Amid Demolition

• The Rivers state political crisis has begun to be more profound as the camps of former governor Nyesom Wike held a plenary on Thursday
• No fewer than 26 lawmakers loyal to Wike attended the plenary, which was held at the auditorium of the legislative chamber
• This is coming a day after Governor Fubara demolished the assembly complex and at a time he signed the 2024 appropriation bill

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Port Harcourt, Rivers - The 26 members of the Rivers state house of assembly loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike held a plenary at the auditorium of the legislative quarters on Thursday, December 14.

The Nation reported that the lawmakers held their sitting a day after the state Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, demolished the house of assembly complex.

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This is coming at a time when Governor Fubara signed the 2024 appropriation bill into law.

The governor signed the bill at the government house in Port Harcourt on Thursday, a day after he presented it to the 4-man house of assembly members led by Edison Ehie, who were loyal to him.

Fubara speaks as he signs the 2024 budget into law

Fubara said his administration would undertake critical road projects that would connect more communities across many local government areas.

He said:

“This budget shows that we have a plan for our dear State. One of the reasons why our budget is in the volume of N800bn is that we intend, not just by desiring, to ensure that one key request of our dear State is met.

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“God being our helper, we will commence immediately, by next year, flagging off the actual and main Trans-Kalabari road project phase 2.

“We have also, in our budget, provided to take care of the Elele-Omoku road project, the road that cuts through Ikwerre, Emohua and Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Areas. We are also taking that project as one of our cardinal achievements of this administration. We are not going back on it.”

Rivers: Court stops pro-Wike lawmakers from sitting in the 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.

Source: Legit.ng