By Joy Ude
Port Harcourt, May, 30, 2024
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Thursday ordered that the seats of the 25 lawmakers defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress be declared vacant pending the determination of a suit before the court.
The court presided by Justice Charles Wali gave the order in Suit No PHC/1512/CS/2024, filed by Victor Jumbo, Speaker, Rivers State House Of Assembly, Sokari Goodboy Sokari and Orubienimigha Timothy, on the current crises rocking the state Assembly.
The court ordered Martin Amaewhule, the factional speaker of the house to stop parading as the speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The court also bared the 24 defected lawmakers from posing as lawmakers in the state.