Seventeen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), deepening the latest round of political tensions in the state. Amaewhule announced the decision during plenary, attributing the mass defection to what he called a “clear …
Immediate past Rivers State administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), has dismissed moves by the Rivers State House of Assembly to probe his stewardship, insisting the lawmakers lack the constitutional jurisdiction to question his actions. Speaking through his Senior Special Adviser on Media, Hector Igbikiowubu, Ibas described the resolution passed by the Assembly to investigate …
The Rivers State House of Assembly has launched an investigation into the state’s finances during the six-month emergency rule administered by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), sparking a fresh round of political tension. At its first sitting after the end of the emergency period, the Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, resolved to scrutinise withdrawals …
