Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has on Thursday stormed the Rivers State House of Assembly complex in Port Harcourt amid an alleged plot by lawmakers to impeach him.
Tight security surrounded the area as the governor arrived at the quarters where the Martin Amaewhule-led legislators convene.
Fubara said he visited the location as the governor of the state. His visit coincided with a fresh crisis within the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Some lawmakers loyal to the governor had on Wednesday elected the member representing the Bonny constituency Victor Oko-Jumbo as their Speaker.
Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was said to be elected at 10 am during plenary on Wednesday, in line with the Standing Order of the House.
Oko-Jumbo was one of the four lawmakers loyal to Fubara in the wake of the political crisis in the state.
They had at the time of the crisis elected Edison Ehie as the speaker but the latter later resigned from the State Assembly, and was appointed the Chief of Staff to the Governor.
It was not clear how many lawmakers were present during the plenary that produced Oko-Jumbo as speaker.
Meanwhile, Fubara’s visit to the assembly quarters has stirred a barrage of reactions on social media as netizens expressed their opinions on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.
