By Daniel Abia, Davies Iheamnachor, Emem Idio

The political crisis rocking Rivers State appears to be unending. The state House of Assembly, led by Mr. Martin Amaewhule, has asked Governor Siminialayi Fubara to sack all commissioners within 48 hours and submit a new list of nominees for appointment within the same time.

But in swift reaction, the state government said the 27 lawmakers were acting on the figment of their imagination, overstepping their bounds, and heating up the polity even more with their demands.

This came as Governor Fubara, yesterday, denied receiving any letter from the Amaewhule-led House, which gave him a 48-hour ultimatum to present the 2025 budget before the House.

Also, the state deputy governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, has debunked the rumour that she has resigned from her position following the rising political tension in the state.

In compliance with the Supreme Court verdict, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), yesterday, fixed August 9, 2025, for a fresh local government election in the state.

Meanwhile, a prominent Niger Delta leader and traditional ruler, Asari Dokubo asked President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the 27 lawmakers in Rivers State, urging them to abandon any plans to impeach Fubara.

Also, Ijaw youths under the umbrella of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide have warned that they would not stand idly by and watch political gimmicks unfold in Rivers State with the sole intent of truncating the administration of Governor Fubara.

The Amaewhule Assembly, in a letter yesterday addressed to the governor, demanded the sack of all 19 commissioners and political appointees who were not screened by them and requested that a fresh list of nominees be forwarded to the Assembly for proper screening.

The letter read: “Your attention should once again be drawn to your illegal appointments of persons to serve in various offices without forwarding their names for screening and confirmation as required by the 1999 Constitution as amended and other extant laws.”

Amaewhule specifically frowned at the governor’s inability to forward the name of Dagogo Iboroma for screening as Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in the state, stating that such an appointment contravenes Section 192 (2) and (5) as well as Section 195 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.




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