Fubara Relocates Rivers Assembly Sitting to Government House, Gives Reason

• Governor Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the relocation of the Rivers state house of assembly to the Government House, Port Harcourt
• This was after the governor gazetted Executive Order 001 relocating the state assembly due to the burning of the Hallowed Chamber
• The state house of assembly was set ablaze on October 29th, 2023 and the gazette ordering its relocation was dated December 14th, 2023

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Rivers state, Port Harcourt - Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara has gazetted Executive Order 001 relocating the House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt.

Fubara said the current state of the chamber was unsafe and constituted a threat to the lives of the staff and members of the House of Assembly.

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The gazette was dated December 14th, 2023, after the state house of assembly was set ablaze on October 29th, 2023, The Nation reports.

The governor cited the burning of the Hallowed Chamber of the House of Assembly as the reason for the relocation.

Fubara said it is reasonable to ensure that the house of assembly proceedings were not impeded and frustrated by the urgent repairs, renovation and reconstruction of the burnt assembly.

As reported by Daily Trust, Fubara said:

“Now, therefore, I, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State, this 30th Day of October 2023, pursuant to the powers vested in me under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria hereby issue, order and direct that all proceedings and business of the Rivers State House of Assembly shall temporarily take place at the auditorium, Admin Block, Government House, Port Harcourt, until the repairs, renovation and reconstruction of the chambers of Rivers State House of Assembly”.

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Police take over Rivers assembly quarters

Legit.ng earlier reported that operatives of the Rivers state police command took over the state house of assembly quarters located along the Aba Road, Port Harcourt.

About 30 armed policemen were said to have taken over all the assembly’s entrances including the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate.

the police used about 30 patrol vans to block the entrances after the Martins Amaewhule-led house of assembly claimed that Governor Fubara was planning to demolish the quarters.

Source: Legit.ng