The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, on Tuesday, declared the seats of Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and three other pro-Fubara lawmakers vacant.
The decision was made during Tuesday’s plenary session, citing their absence from sittings for 152 consecutive days.
Speaker Amaewhule emphasized that Ehie’s failure to formally notify the House of his new office led to the declaration of his seat as vacant. “He did not properly write to inform the House of his new office,” Amaewhule stated.
