Rivers speaker declares seats of 27 lawmakers vacant over defection

The Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Barrister Ehie Edison has declared vacant the seat of 25 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The declaration was made on Wednesday when the speaker led proceedings of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly.

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It could be recalled 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly defected from the PDP to the APC on Monday.

Also a High Court in the State had on Tuesday declared Edison Ehie, as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly

The court, presided over by Justice M.W. Danagogo in an exparte motion brought by Ehie, had restrained Martins Amaewhule from parading himself as the Speaker.