Governor Siminialaye Fubara is currently meeting with the state executive council at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
The meeting is believed to be connected to the defection of twenty-seven members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from the PDP to the APC.
The meeting which is being presided over by the governor is the 5th executive council meeting.
The 4th executive council meeting was held on October 27, 2023, where the council approved four draft bills.
It would be recalled that the lawmakers announced their defection on Monday.
They cited division within the PDP as the primary reason for their defection to the APC.
The affected lawmakers are said to be the ones loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The lawmakers, it was gathered held plenary around 8am on Monday where the decision was taken.
The lawmakers sat under tight security mounted at the entrance of the Assembly complex along Moscow Road in Port Harcourt.
