Following the nullification of the presentation of the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N800 billion by the Appeal Court, the Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara to represent the bill.
The Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, disclosed this during the plenary session on Tuesday.
Governor Fubara had presented the bill to a faction led by Hon. Edison Ehie.
The Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, also declared the seats of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Fubara and three other pro-Fubara lawmakers vacant following their absence from sittings for 152 days.
The Speaker pointed out that Ehie did not properly write to inform the House of his new office, and as such his seat has been declared vacant.
Regarding Victor Oko-Jumbo and the two others, the House held three separate votes to declare their seats vacant for absenteeism from sitting for 152 days consecutively without notification or permission, in violation of the 1999 constitution.
The Assembly further agreed to write to INEC to conduct elections to replace the now vacant seats within 90 days to provide representation for their people.
