The Rivers State House of Assembly has reconvened for plenary sessions following the expiration of the six-month state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu, which ended on Thursday.
President Tinubu lifted the emergency rule on September 17, directing Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and state lawmakers to resume their official duties on September 18.
The session is being led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule and is taking place in a conference hall within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
This venue has served as a temporary chamber for the lawmakers since their official chamber on Moscow Road was set on fire and subsequently demolished by the state government.
The outgone sole administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, could not complete the reconstruction of the assembly complex.
On March 18, Tinubu declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state in the wake of a prolonged political crisis arising from the rift between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
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