BREAKING: Court bars Amaewhule-led Assembly from sitting, acting as Rivers lawmakers

The State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has issued an interlocutory injunction barring lawmakers led by Speaker, Martins Amaewhule from further sitting and parading themselves as members of the state House of Assembly.

The suit listed 25 lawmakers as 1st to 25th defendants and Rivers Governor , the Attorney-General and the Chief Judge of the state as 26th to 28th defendants. Granting the interlocutory injunction on May 29th, the court adjourned to July 1st, 2024 for mention. “An order of interlocutory injunction is hereby made restraining the 26th to 28th defendants from dealing with, interfacing, accepting any resolutions, bills and/or however interacting with the 1st to 25th defendants in their purported capacities as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly their legislative seats having been declared vacant with effect from 13th December, 2023 pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit”.

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