The Speaker of the House of Assemby in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, and his deputy, Dumle Maol have been impeached by eight members of the house who are loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
They also revealed the purported suspension of the Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Samuel Chibuzor Amadi, and urger the governor to appoint an Acting Chief Judge for the state.
The lawmakers, who sat in one of the buildings at the Government House, Port Harcourt, elected the impeached Leader of the House, Hon. Edison Ehie, as the new Speaker.
Meanwhile, Governor Fubara has congratulated Hon. Ehie, who was deputy speaker of the 9th House of Assembly, on his emergence as the new Speaker of the House
Also, the chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has congratulated Ehie on his emergence as speaker of the State House of Assembly.
Ihunwo, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday afternoon, expressed the hope that the new Speaker will further improve relationship between the legislature and the executive, and provide more opportunities for the growth of Rivers youths.
|Fidelity Reporters
