Pro-Wike speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other members have been restrained from parading themselves as legislators.
This follows the face-off between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the political structures of the state.
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction prohibiting them from convening or participating in any official meetings at the Assembly premises.
The court’s decision was from an exparte order filed against the pro-Wike lawmakers by pro-Siminialayi Fubara speaker Victor Oko Jumbo and three others.
The interim injunction declares the seats of the 1st to 25th defendants vacant pending further legal proceedings.
The court also issued a restraining order, prohibiting Governor Fubara and the chief judge, who are the 26th and 28th defendants in the suit, from engaging with Amaewhule and his 25 loyalists.
This action is due to the defendants’ defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progress Congress (APC) on December 13, 2023.
The court also directed Amaewhule and the others to hand over all official documents within seven days. The case is adjourned until May 29 for a motion on notice.
Meanwhile, men of the Nigerian Police Force on Friday took over the entrance and exit of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex.
Over 30 policemen besieged the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate, while about 25 patrol vans were used to block the other two entrances.
The policemen took over the place shortly after the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule, accused Governor Sim Fubara of planning to demolish the legislative quarters.
Recall that on Thursday, Fubara paid an unannounced visit to the facility, explaining that he was there to access the place following the emergence of a new speaker.
“Is the Assembly quarters not part of my property? Is there anything wrong in going to check how things are going on there?
“You are aware of the developments. We have a new speaker, and I went there to see for myself how things are. There might be a few things I might want to do there for the good of our people,” Fubara said.
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