In a significant development in the ongoing power struggle within the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned a lower court‘s ruling that sacked Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers.
This comes after a December 2023 defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the affected legislators, who are believed to be loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike.
A state High Court ruling in April 2024 had declared their seats vacant due to the defection.
