Rivers Assembly Reinstates Three Pro-Fubara Lawmakers, Rescinds Declaration Of Vacant Seats
The lawmakers said they never received notice lifting their suspension, and the House accepted their apology after debate on the reinstatement appeal.
- On Monday, the Rivers State House of Assembly rescinded its decision to declare vacant the seats of three lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, directing Victor Oko-Jumbo, Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha, and Sokari Goodboy Sokari to resume legislative duties.
- Speaker Martin Amaewhule read letters dated October 16, 2026, in which the lawmakers apologized and claimed they never received the correspondence lifting their prior suspension.
- The Assembly originally suspended the trio for alleged misconduct on October 30, 2023, before declaring their seats vacant on October 15, 2025, per Section 109 of the Constitution.
- This reversal follows recent peace efforts, including a visit on Sunday by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to Governor Fubara in Port Harcourt, though stakeholders question the peace process's nature.
- Despite the recall, the three lawmakers will not return to the House after this tenure, having been screened out of the All Progressives Congress primary election process.
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Whether the latest rapprochement will endure remains uncertain, particularly as disputes over political control and relations between the executive and legislature have repeatedly undermined earlier agreements.
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Rivers Assembly reverses sack of three pro-Fubara lawmakers
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday rescinded its earlier decision to declare vacant the seats of three lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The move follows recent peace and reconciliation efforts aimed at resolving the political crisis in the state. The affected lawmakers are Victor Oko-Jumbo (Bonny), Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha (Opobo/Nkoro) and Sokari […] Rivers Assembly reverses sack of three pro-Fubara lawmakers
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