The last may not have been heard about the political crisis rocking Rivers state as the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly once again overruled the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and passed the Rivers State Local Government Bill into Law.
A statement by Martins Wachukwu, an aide to Amaewhule, said a two-thirds majority of House members voted to override the Governor and pass the Bill into law.
He also disclosed that the House screened and confirmed nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the Assembly Service Commission.
According to him,the confirmed nominees include Sampson Worlu as chairman, with Abinye Blessing Pepple, Blessing Belema Derefaka, Gbaranen Robinson and Madam Dorcas Amos as members.
It would be recalled that on the 13th of March, the House passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill and forwarded same to Governor Siminialayi Fubara for assent, who declined.
Similarly, on the 22nd of March, the House passed the Rivers State Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) Bill into law, wherein the House gave itself the power to appoint the chairman and members of the Assembly Service Commission.
It was gathered that the Amaewhule-led Assembly said to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Nyesom Wike, who is at logger heads with Gov. Fubara, over control of the state, is making moves to ensure that Fubara conducts local government elections before the expiration of his tenure.
