THE NATION
The crisis in Rivers State took a turn for the worse yesterday.
They elected one of them, Victor Oko-Jumbo, representing Bonny Constituency, as Speaker.
This follows the governor’s declaration of 27 lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as illegitimate.
The election of Oko-Jumbo as speaker took place at about 10 am.
Thereafter, he declared: “All laws, plenary sessions and actions taken by the illegal House members are hereby declared void and a nullity in the eyes of the law.’’
Oko-Jumbo’s election by three Pro-Fubara lawmakers, was in spite of the peace deal brokered between the warring parties by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu late last year.
Since then, the Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly has continued to make laws for the state, overriding the assents of the governor, who continually vetoed the passed bills.
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