{"id":104459,"date":"2023-12-18T10:51:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-crisis-inec-receives-ehies-letter-on-vacancies-in-state-assembly"},"modified":"2023-12-18T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:41:31","slug":"rivers-crisis-inec-receives-ehies-letter-on-vacancies-in-state-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-crisis-inec-receives-ehies-letter-on-vacancies-in-state-assembly","title":{"rendered":"Rivers crisis: INEC receives Ehie\u2019s letter on vacancies in State Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the vacancies that exist in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

This is following the declaration as vacant, the seats of Rt Hon Martin Amaewhule and 24 others as a result of their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n

The State Assembly declared vacant the seats of the 27 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the APC.<\/p>\n

The Speaker made the announcement last week Wednesday during a sitting at the temporary hall provided by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.<\/p>\n

Ehie emphasized that there is no conflict within the PDP that warrants defection of any lawmaker in the House.<\/p>\n

He said the decision to declare the seats vacant was in line with section 109 (1) (g) and 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.<\/p>\n

He called on the INEC to conduct fresh elections to fill the vacant seats, asserting the need for the rightful representation of the people.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the vacancies that exist in the Assembly. 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