Civil society organisations, media professionals, and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, staged a protest at the APC Secretariat, Abuja, demanding urgent National Assembly intervention in Rivers State’s escalating political crisis. They urged lawmakers to invoke Section 11(4) of the Constitution to assume the Rivers State House of Assembly’s functions, citing the…
Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum has condemned the impeachment notice recently issued against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Ordu, by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. This position was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by a former Deputy Governor of Rivers State and Acting Chairman of…
Amidst ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly counseled Governor Siminalayi Fubara to take firm control of the situation by shutting down the State House of Assembly and declaring a state of emergency. During a private meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Obasanjo reportedly told Governor Fubara to…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has refuted claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from re-presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill at the Assembly complex. The spokesperson of the House and Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Enemi Alabo George, dismissed Fubara’s allegations, describing them as a “comedy skit” aimed at painting…
