House Of Assembly

May
15
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
2 YPP House Of Assembly Members Decamp To Labour Party, Visits Gov Otti

2 YPP House Of Assembly Members Decamp To Labour Party, Visits Gov Otti

Abia State, House Of Assembly, News Flash
TWO YPP HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS DECAMP TO LABOUR, VISIT GOV OTTI Two members of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the Abia State House of Assembly have decamped to the ruling Labour Party (LP) in the State. The decampees, Hon. Iheanacho Nwogu, representing Osisioma North State Constituency and Hon. Fine Ahuama, representing Osisioma South State Constituency, said leaving their former party will enable them join the Governor in deepening democracy at the grassroots for the benefit of their constituents. Honourables Nwogu and Ahuama spoke on Tuesday evening, when they visited Governor Otti at the Presidential Lodge inside the Government…
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May
14
2024
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Niger Speaker Stops Wedding Plans For 100 Orphans

Niger Speaker Stops Wedding Plans For 100 Orphans

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Northern Nigeria
Niger Speaker Stops Wedding Plans For 100 Orphans The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulamlik Sarkindaji, has stopped the planned hosting of the wedding of 100 orphan girls in his constituency, saying he would not grace the occasion. Sarkindaji took the decision following the action of the Women Affairs Minister, Uju Ohannaya, who dragged the Speaker to court to halt the wedding. The Speaker made this known on Tuesday during a media briefing in which he said the minister had overstepped her bounds. He said the minister should take over the sponsorship of the wedding ceremony. The…
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May
13
2024
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Defecting Rivers APC Lawmakers Have Lost Their Seats – Falana

Defecting Rivers APC Lawmakers Have Lost Their Seats – Falana

Columns/Opinions/Letters, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics
Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats – Falana Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has insisted that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have forfeited their positions in the legislative body. Twenty five lawmakers loyal to the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had switched to the APC amid the political deadlock between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Falana asserted that the lawmakers would be ousted from their…
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May
11
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Fubara Relocates Rivers Assembly Sitting To Government House

Fubara Relocates Rivers Assembly Sitting To Government House

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics
Fubara Relocates Rivers Assembly Sitting To Government House The Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara has ordered the immediate relocation of the house of assembly sitting to Rivers government house. According to an executive order contained in a memo, the governor noted that the relocation was necessary due to the fire incident that happened at the House of assembly chambers earlier. His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State, has issued an executive order to temporarily relocate the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium of the Administrative section of Government House, Port Harcourt. This decision…
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May
11
2024
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Police Take Over Rivers House Of Assembly Quarters

Police Take Over Rivers House Of Assembly Quarters

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics
Police Take Over Rivers House Of Assembly Quarters About 30 armed policemen have taken over all the entrances to the House of Assembly quarters located along the Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. It was gathered that both the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate were safeguarded by the police with about 30 patrol vans used to block the entrances. The development came shortly after the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly claimed that the governor was planning to demolish the quarters following his recent surprise visit to the facility. But the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, had explained that his…
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May
09
2024
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Fubara Bars All LGA Heads From Appearing Before Rivers Assembly

Fubara Bars All LGA Heads From Appearing Before Rivers Assembly

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South
Fubara Bars All LGA Heads From Appearing Before Rivers Assembly Governor Siminalayi Fubara has barred all heads and officials of the 23 local government areas in the state from appearing before the Rivers Assembly, especially the Pro-Wike lawmakers. The governor warned that any chairman who appeared before lawmakers loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, led by Martin Amaewhule as speaker would be sacked. Fubara had earlier declared that in the eyes of the Law, the State does not have state lawmakers as 27 Lawmakers had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives…
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May
09
2024
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Rivers ALGON Chairman Vow To Back Fubara’s Impeachment Call

Rivers ALGON Chairman Vow To Back Fubara’s Impeachment Call

Columns/Opinions/Letters, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South
Rivers ALGON Chairman Vow To Back Fubara’s Impeachment Call The Rivers State chapter of the Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria (ALGON) has said it is ready to back the call for the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The local government chairmen also accused Fubara of embezzling funds intended for the state’s twenty-three LGAs. According to the state ALGON, the move has deprived them of their roles in overseeing the third tier of government. The caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Tony Okocha, had urged the State House of Assembly to start the impeachment process…
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May
09
2024
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Another Factional Speaker Emerges In Rivers Assembly

Another Factional Speaker Emerges In Rivers Assembly

House Of Assembly, News Flash, South South
Another Factional Speaker Emerges In Rivers Assembly A factional Speaker, Victor Oko Jumbo, representing Bonny Constituency, has emerged in the Rivers Assembly in a new twist to the crisis rocking the State. The emergence of a new Speaker has led to the total collapse of the peace deal brokered between the parties by President Bola Tinubu, returning all involved in the impasse to the trenches. Governor Siminalayi Fubara had barred all heads and officials of the 23 local government areas in the state from appearing before the Rivers Assembly, especially the Pro-Wike lawmakers. The governor also warned that any chairman…
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May
08
2024
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Suspended Lawmakers Brought Charms To Assembly Complex – Edo Speaker

Suspended Lawmakers Brought Charms To Assembly Complex – Edo Speaker

House Of Assembly, News Flash
Suspended Lawmakers Brought Charms To Assembly Complex – Edo Speaker The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday accused the suspended members of the assembly of bringing native doctors to the house to perform sacrifices. The three lawmakers, Donald Okogbe, PDP, Akoko-Edo, Addeh Emankhu Isibor, APC, Esan North-East I and Iyamu Bright, PDP, Orhionnwon II were suspended over alleged plot to impeach the speaker and other principal officers of the assembly through diabolical means. “They are being influenced to cause chaos in this House by planning to change the leadership of this house. But to…
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May
07
2024
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Gov. Fubara Declares Hon. Amaewhule Led Rivers State House Of Assembly As Non-Existent

Gov. Fubara Declares Hon. Amaewhule Led Rivers State House Of Assembly As Non-Existent

Columns/Opinions/Letters, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South
Gov. Fubara Declares Hon. Amaewhule Led Rivers State House Of Assembly As Non-Existent Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara has declared the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as floating & non existent and as such has no valid potency to take binding legislative decisions on the state following their defection. The Governor disclosed this while addressing a delegation of Traditional Rulers & opinion leaders from Bayelsa state, led by Serial Dickson, former governor of the state, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. His Excellency pointed out that he accepted the presidential peace accord…
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