Fubara and loyalists of his former ally, Nyesom Wike, in the state assembly have been at loggerheads for months. The crisis appears to worsen on Wednesday as pro-Fubara lawmakers elected a factional speaker. The governor had said the state assembly loyal to Wike did not exist in the eyes of the law. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
Rivers Assembly passes local government Amendment Bill into law. Lawmakers proceed without the governor’s assent, defying court order on tenure elongation. Confirmation of Assembly Service Commission members aligns with new legislation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday passed the local government Amendment Bill into law. This online media platform … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale has declared that the President has no political motive for intervening in the political crisis which rocked Rivers State. He stated that the interest of the President is to see peace prevail in the oil-rich state adding … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that all impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State by the State House of Assembly should be dropped immediately. The president gave the directive as part of the resolutions reached during a meeting between President Tinubu, Fubara, the former governor of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Hon. Linda Somari Stewart, the lawmaker representing Okrika in the Rivers State House of Assembly, has reportedly made a U-turn on her earlier defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports from the south-south state, Stewart has officially returned to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Her return to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that twenty-seven lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule, alleged loyalists of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, have officially switched their allegiance from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The lawmakers who instigated the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have cited … Read more
Accord Rivers Assembly candidate has been abducted by gunmen. Ogbonna was whisked away while driving in his car at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt on Monday night. The candidate’s cousin’s brother, Ifeaka Nwakiri confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday morning. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chukwudi Ogbonna, the Accord Party candidate for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local … Read more
• Gov Wike has been allegedly accused of enriching himself in the guise of constructing flyovers • Ex-aide to the Governor and a member of Rivers State House of Assembly, have disagreed over flyover projects in the State EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been allegedly accused of enriching … Read more