Rivers Assembly Accuses  Gov Fubara Of Alleged “Illegal Appointments”, To Write Him

By Ayodele Oni

There is a fresh discordant tune between the Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara over some recent appointments.

The Assembly has accused  Fubara of engaging in illegality with regards to the recent appointments.

The Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, levelled the accusation against the Governor during plenary on Monday, at the Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the State Capital.

According to a Channels Television report, the  lawmakers converged for an unscheduled Plenary following their last sitting during which they overrode the Governor and enacted four laws.

At Monday’s sitting the Majority Leader, Major Jack, drew the attention of the Speaker to the recent appointments by the Governor.

The appointments are the heads of three Government parastatals namely Local Government Service Commission, Bureau of Public Procurement, and New City Development Authority.

The Speaker explained that the mode of appointments was provided for in the law, and there’s no provision for Acting Chairmen.

The House entered a debate and some of the Lawmakers raised questions about the legal existence of the New City Development Authority.

The Speaker accused the Governor of tyranny even as the House resolved to write a letter to him warning against his actions.

The new developments in the Assembly have continued to fuel speculation about whether or not the House would resume its aborted impeachment proceedings against the governor.