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Gov. Fubara Holds Emergency Meeting After Mass Defection Of PDP Lawmakers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has held an emergency meeting with the members of the state executive council at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The emergency meeting comes after the defection of 27 members of the 32-member House of Assembly from the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). It was...
Edo 2024: Shaibu Fumes Over Destruction Of Campaign Billboards
Ahead of governorship election in Edo 2024, the State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has warned those destroying his campaign billboards to desist from such an act, describing it as inimical to the growth of democracy. Speaking on Lagos Street on Monday after inspecting one of the dismantled billboards, Shaibu said the destruction would not help anyone as it was...
Netizens React To Rivers State House Of Assembly Demolition
The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently under demolition on Wednesday as about 10 bulldozers drove into the premises of the Assembly complex PUNCH Online reports that the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers loyal to the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to hold a sitting early on Wednesday before the demolition began. It was gathered that Ehie, during the session,...
Fubara Arrives Assembly To Present 2024 Rivers Budget
PORT HARCOURT – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived at the ongoing plenary of the Rivers State House of Assembly to present the 2024 appropriation bill of the state. The governor arrived at the plenary of the assembly under the speakership of Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, around 9:00 a.m. The governor was accompanied by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy...
Gombe Lawmakers Pass N208bn 2024 Budget
The Gombe State House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2024 budget estimate of N208.064bn. The PUNCH reports that the budget reflects an increase of N300m as against the N207.750bn earlier submitted by the state governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Yahaya. A statement signed by the Chief Information Officer of the House, Mr Umaru Ma’aji, on Wednesday contained the breakdown of the budget...
UPDATED: Rivers Govt Begins Demolition Of Assembly Complex
Rivers Government has begun the demolition of the House of Assembly complex to give way for its rebuilding, following the recent fire that gutted parts of the building. The demolition started at about 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday with the chambers and auditorium. The process is in progress and may other segments of the building may be affected. Read also: Netizens React To...
Tinubu Swears In Adamu, Olaopa As New ICPC, FCSC Chairmen
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Musa Adamu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ceremony, which was performed in the Council Chambers of the State House, just ahead of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), also saw the swearing-in of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Professor Tunji Olaopa,...
Rivers: Assembly Speaker Declares Seats Of Defected PDP Lawmakers Vacant
Edison Ehie, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has declared the seats of 27 lawmakers vacant over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ehie, who leads a five-member group loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, declared vacant all the seats of all the lawmakers in the Martins Amaewhule-led group. Ehie and Amaewhule...
Lalong To Quit Tinubu’s Cabinet, Set To Join Senate After Sack Of PDP Lawmakers
Barring any last minute change, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, will soon resign his appointment as a Minister to go to the Senate. Recall that on November 7, the Court of Appeal in Abuja affirmed the judgment of the tribunal that recently sacked the elected members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State...
As Political Tension Brews, Fubara Greets Wike At 56
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has celebrated his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on his 56th birthday. On his X handle on Wednesday, Fubara shared a flier featuring Wike in a traditional attire. The flier reads, “I congratulate my Oga, His Excellency, Chief (Dr.) Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, Life Bencher, immediate Past Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the...
