Rivers Assembly recalls 3 lawmakers – Daily Trust

The Rivers State House of Assembly has rescinded its resolution to declare the seats of three lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, vacant, following the peace deal brokered by the governor, Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the lawmakers.

Riding on the letters of enchantment despatched to the Speaker of the House, Martin Chike Amaewhule, the trio of Timothy Oruibienimigha, Victor Oko Jumbo, and Hon Sokari Goodboy Sokari, representing Opobo/Nkoro Constituency, Bonny Constituency, and Ahoada West Constituency respectively, the House on Monday, at its 68th Legislative Sitting rescinded its earlier resolution declaring the three seats vacant.

In their separate letters of enchantment learn by the Speaker at Plenary, the trio apologised to the House, claiming that they didn’t resume sitting with their colleagues as a result of there was no correspondence intimating them that their suspension of thirtieth October, 2023 was lifted on the twentieth December, 2023, after the presidential intervention.

Debating on the acceptability or in any other case of the enchantment, the members submitted in favour of the plea and urged the House to rescind the sooner resolution.

Commenting on the letter, and deliberations of the members, the Speaker, emphasised that regardless of the emotion-laden tenor of their letters of enchantment, the purpose to notice is that investigation has proven that they might not have obtained the correspondence as claimed; including that the regulation doesn’t feast on emotion, neither does the regulation see the rotund face of the wealthy nor the angular face of the poor, however sees solely justice.

When the Speaker put the query on the premise of rescinding the sooner resolution, the members voted within the affirmative, keen to see their colleagues be part of them to talk for his or her varied constituencies.

In the wake of the political imbroglio that engulfed the State, 4 members of the House had been suspended on the 84th Legislative Sitting and following the presidential parley of 18th December, 2023, the suspension was lifted on the twentieth of December, 2023 on the 89th legislative sitting.

However, following the continued failure or refusal of the trio to attend and take part in legislative sittings and companies, the House resolved to declare their seats vacant, and accordingly notified the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct elections to fill the vacant seats.