In Rivers State, Governor Siminialayi Fubara has presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to five state House of Assembly members loyal to him.
The five-person assembly was presided over by Edison Ehie, who was backed by a ruling of the Rivers State High Court as the authentic Speaker of the state assembly.
This came a few minutes after the demolition of the House of Assembly complex started, with the state government citing integrity issues as a result of the fire that gutted a part of the facility in October.
During the proceedings, Ehie declared the seats of the 27 lawmakers who defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Progressives Congress (APC) vacant.
The 27 members of the House loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, were not present at the sitting.
The Rivers State Executive Council had earlier approved the budget estimates of the document tagged 'Budget of Renewed Hope, Consolidation, and Continuity’.
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