Breaking: Reps Members In Shouting Match Over  Rivers State

By Akinwale Kasali

The Chambers of the House of Representatives was in a turmoil as Members engaged in a heated argument debate over the emergency rule declared in Rivers State.

Two Female Members shouted at each other over the political crisis in the South-South State.

The Two female Lawmakers, Marie Ebikake, PDP, Bayelsa, and Blessing Amadi, PDP, Rivers, engaged in a shouting match on the constitutionality of the President’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers.

All the face off and shouting match began before the commencement of the day’s plenary.

It took the intervention of other Lawmakers in the Chamber to prevent the issue from snowballing into an uncontrollable situation.

The President had, on Tuesday, declared a State of Emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis in the state.

The President also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Dr. Ngozi Odu, and Members of the State Assembly for six months.

Tinubu also nominated a former Chief Of Naval Staff, Vice-admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), to administer the State for the next six months.

Following this development, Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, said President Tinubu informed the National Assembly through a letter before the State of Emergency proclamation.

Rotimi added that Tinubu’s letter informing the House of his decision and seeking approval on the State of Emergency in Rivers in line with Section 305 of the Constitution had been transmitted to the House and would be read during plenary on Wednesday for further legislative action.

He said Tinubu met with the leadership of both the Senate and House of Representatives, and the National Security Adviser and Service Chiefs before the broadcast.