The two factions of the Rivers State House of Assembly are holding parallel sessions as of press time.
On Sunday night, July 7, the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House, loyal to State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, invited a new commissioner-nominee, Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, to appear on Monday for screening and confirmation as a member of the State Executive Council. This invitation was conveyed in a letter by the Clerk, Dr. G. M. Gillis-West.
Meanwhile, the Martin Amaewhule-led House, aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is also holding a plenary today.
The pro-Fubara lawmakers are conducting their sessions at the Government House in Port Harcourt, while the pro-Wike legislators are meeting at the State Assembly official quarters along Aba Road, also in the city.
This marks the first sitting of the Amaewhule-led lawmakers since the Court of Appeal ruled that the Rivers State High Court lacked jurisdiction in determining the status of the pro-Wike lawmakers as members of the House.
