A factional Speaker, Victor Oko Jumbo, representing Bonny Constituency, has emerged in the Rivers Assembly in a new twist to the crisis rocking the State.
The former factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, who was the leader of the pro-Fubara lawmakers, later resigned membership of the Assembly after President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to broker peace in the feud between Fubara and his estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. CONTINUE READING
Ehie was later appointed Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, by Fubara.
A source in the Government House, Port Harcourt, familiar with the development, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, confirmed the development to our correspondent on the telephone.
He stated, “Yes, I can confirm to you that Hon Victor Oko Jumbo has just emerged as the new Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“His colleagues elected him during their sitting in Port Harcourt this afternoon. That is all I can say for now.” CONTINUE READING
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