According to Daily Post, The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly has reinforced its position that the legislative seats of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers remain vacant after their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
According to Oko-Jumbo’s Assembly, “these seats must be filled without delay,” and they called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections promptly.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The situation reached a boiling point when the Amaewhule-led Assembly declared the seats of Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Edison Ehie, and three other pro-Fubara lawmakers vacant.
The reason? Their absence from legislative sessions for 152 days without proper notification. “Ehie failed to inform the House about his new position, which left us no choice but to declare his seat vacant,” Amaewhule explained during a heated plenary session.
The declaration caused ripples throughout the political landscape, with Amaewhule doubling down on the absences of Oko-Jumbo and the others. “They have been absent for more than 150 days without permission.
This isn’t just negligence; it’s a blatant disregard for the House,” Amaewhule added, citing the 1999 Constitution that mandates lawmakers to notify the Assembly of their status. In response to this, the Assembly held three decisive votes to confirm the vacant seats.
“We can’t allow this kind of constitutional breach to go unchecked,” Amaewhule emphasized, defending the Assembly’s actions. “These absences are a slap in the face to the people who elected them.”…..For More READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
