Rivers Assembly Crisis Deepens As Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Reject Vacancy Declaration

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has rejected the attempt by Martin Amaewhule and 24 others to declare his seat and others vacant, calling it an “exercise in futility” and a “joke taken too far”.

The move came after Amaewhule’s faction passed a resolution to declare Oko-Jumbo’s seat and three others vacant due to their absence from legislative sittings, citing relevant sections of the law to back their declaration.

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