Rivers Speaker, 15 Lawmakers Join APC

Rivers speaker, 15 lawmakers join APC

The lawmakers, before now, had joined the APC, but later denied doing so during the crisis between them and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.

Rivers Speaker, 15 lawmakers dump PDP for APC

By Myke Agunwa The Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule has finally announced that he and fifteen other members of the House have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was declared on Friday during plenary, barely three months after President Bola Tinubu lifted the six-month emergency rule he imposed on the state on 18 March 2025. Recall tha…

Rivers Speaker Amaewhule, 15 lawmakers dump PDP for APC

Rivers State politics took a dramatic turn on Friday as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, led 15 other lawmakers out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking one of the biggest legislative defections in the state The post Rivers Speaker Amaewhule, 15 lawmakers dump PDP for APC appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

Rivers Assembly rocked as Speaker, 15 lawmakers defect from PDP to APC

Rivers State’s political landscape was jolted on Friday as Speaker of the House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, led 15 other lawmakers in defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaewhule announced the mass defection during plenary, citing what he described as a “clear and irreconcilable division” within the PDP […]

Speaker And 16 Rivers Lawmakers Dump PDP To Join APC

The Genius Media BREAKING: Speaker And 16 Rivers Lawmakers Dump PDP To Join APC BREAKING: Speaker And 16 Rivers Lawmakers Dump PDP To Join APC   Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Amaewhule announced the decision during plenary on Friday, attributing the lawmakers’ defection to what […] www.thegeniu…

BREAKING: 16 Rivers Lawmakers Defect From PDP To APC

16 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, announced during plenary on Friday, marked a major political realignment in the state’s legislature and could significantly alter the balance of power between the camps loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory (F…