The Rivers assembly has reconvened for plenary for the first time in 6 months after the emergency rule imposed on the state expired on Thursday.
President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule on September 17, with all democratic structures in the state instructed to resume official duties.
The plenary is being presided by Martins Amaewhule, speaker of the house, at the conference hall located within the legislative quarters.
The conference hall is now serving as the lawmakers’ temporary chamber since the official chamber at the Rivers assembly complex on Moscow Road was burnt and later being renovated by the state government.
The Rivers assembly complex’s renovation was not finished by Ibas, the state’s only administrator.
A protracted political crisis resulting from the disagreement between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), prompted Tinubu to declare emergency rule in the oil-rich state on 23 March.
The president suspended Rivers Governor Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and the lawmakers for a six-month starting period.
However, as of today, democracy has been restored with the emergency rule completely lifted.
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