- Amaewhule made the allegation while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday.
Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers state is planning to pull down the State’s assembly quarters, Martin Amaewhule, a factional speaker of the State house of assembly, has alleged
Amaewhule made the allegation while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday.
According to him, the assembly quarters do not require any form of renovation.
Fubara had Earlier on Thursday visited the assembly quarters during an inspection of ongoing projects in the state.
He disclosed that he came to the assembly quarters to see the condition of some of the structures and if there will be need for renovations after the election of a new speaker.
“Is assembly not part of my property? Is anything wrong going to check how things are going on there?” the governor asked.
“You are aware of the development, we have a new speaker and I went there to see for myself how things are for myself because there might be a few things that I may do there for the good of our people.”
However, Amaewhule said the legislators did not call for the help of the governor, adding that the quarters are in “perfect condition”.
The factional speaker stated that the assembly quarters were built by the administration of Nyesom Wike, former governor of the state, and commissioned in 2022.
“Our governor demolished the house of the assembly complex and plans are underway from what we are seeing to again demolish the River state house of assembly quarters,” Amaewhule said.
“The quarters you have here are one of the best in the country. As you can see, there is nothing wrong with any of the buildings.
“All the buildings are in perfect condition. We have no issues. We have not called on the governor for any form of help.
“The River state house of assembly quarters was built for members of the Rivers assembly, and not for the executive arm of government”
For months on end, Rivers State has been enmeshed in political crisis as the governor and his supporters on one side and his predecessor, Wike, and his loyalists on the other side seek to consolidate their power and control the resources of the oil-rich State.
On Wednesday, Victor Jumbo, the lawmaker representing the Bonny constituency, was elected as the factional speaker of the Rivers assembly.