- The court fixed the hearing of the motion on notice for November 27, 2023.
- Recall that about 20 members of a faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Tuesday morning, took over the Assembly complex and held a plenary session.
Both sides in the Rivers State House of Assembly have been directed by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt to uphold the status quo and cease further discussions until the court’s case is concluded.
The order was issued in response to a lawsuit brought by the factional Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, who contested Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule and his group’s authority to oversee the legislative branch of the state government.
All parties were instructed by the case’s judge, Justice Phoebe Ayua, to abstain from any actions that would taint the outcome of the legal proceedings.
Ehie had filed a lawsuit seeking a ruling that Amaewhule and his former deputy are no longer allowed to participate in or obstruct the House’s legislative processes after being expelled and suspended from the House. In addition, he asked for an injunction prohibiting the former two major officers from meddling in the House Assembly’s operations.
The request on notice was scheduled for hearing by the court on November 27, 2023.
Remember that on Tuesday morning, roughly twenty members of a faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly occupied the Assembly facility and convened a plenary meeting?
The legislators, who supported Speaker Martin Amaewhule despite his troubles, insisted on a police probe into the October 29 fire that occurred in the parliament.
The faction led by Rt Hon. Barr. Edison Ehie also reconvened today.