Tag: Rivers House of Assembly

An official said the assembly had taken “legislative notice” of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s refusal to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill ...

The assembly said it would proceed on a 12-week recess beginning on Friday.

Mr Fubara is battling a legal challenge on the validity of the Rivers 2024 budget.

The Rivers assembly split into two factions over the political crisis between the governor and his predecessor.

“Stop this drift towards national disintegration and anarchy now.”

The political feud between the two former allies has split the Rivers House of Assembly into two factions, with 27 ...

The governors urged the party NWC to accord Mr Fubara his “rightful” position as the leader of the party in ...

With the reinstatement of the pro-Wike lawmakers, Rivers now has two houses of assembly.

The group said the Court of Appeal did not deliver judgement on the main substance of the matter but on ...

The announcement is coming less than two weeks after Governor Fubara inaugurated caretaker committees for the 23 local councils in ...

The caretaker committees, however, are yet to have access to the secretariats of the local councils which have been taken ...

The event, which began on Wednesday at Obi Wali International Conference, Port Harcourt, will be wrapped up on Thursday (Today).

“The lawmakers claiming to be APC members lost their seats after their defection from the PDP, the political party platform ...

The commissioners’ resignation was done to spite Mr Fubara in the heat of the political battle between the governor and ...

The speaker of the assembly said it was worrisome that the House had yet to receive the budget and the ...

The court adjourned the matter on the Rivers State political crisis for judgement after counsel for the parties presented their ...

It is curious, however, that the resignation letter was addressed to the INEC chairperson, instead of the speaker of the ...

A court on Tuesday paved the way for the four members loyal to Governor Fubara to take control of the ...

The FCT minister boasted that he will defeat Governor Fubara and all those backing him.

The political crisis in the state has persisted despite a mediation by President Bola Tinubu.

The assembly broke into two factions in October when some members attempted to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

There has been a rumour of a rift between Mr Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the ...

“The 10th assembly will not fold its arm to watch Rivers people suffer as a result of operational negligence of ...

The lawmakers took the controversial action after Mr Omehia parted ways with Governor Wike and began supporting Atiku.

The budget is made up of N157.12 billion recurrent expenditure and N323.28 capital expenditure.