BREAKING: Rivers Lawmakers Defy Gov Fubara, Hold Plenary at Assembly Quarters [PHOTOS]

About 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have reportedly held a plenary session at the auditorium of the assembly residential quarters.

This comes after Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered the demolition of the Assembly Complex, citing the need to rebuild a suitable structure following an “arson attack” that occurred on October 29, 2023.

The lawmakers, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), are reportedly being backed by the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

More to follow…