The security men are fighting over who takes charge of the state collation centre. The capital city is asaba, located at the northern end of the state with an estimated area of 762 square kilometres 294 sq mi, while warri is the economic nerve center of the. More shocking video of the bloody rivers assembly mayhem. Soldiers, policemen clash over rivers collation centre. A group of five anti ameachi lawmakers reportedly toppled the twentyfive pro. Rivers is greater than amaechi and wike punch newspapers. Police bar rivers state lawmakers from holding plenary. Rivers state house of assembly channels television. Rivers state house of assembly is the legislative branch of the government of rivers state inaugurated in 1979.
Rivers crisis escalates well sacrifice our blood to. Akin fakorede, who received the minister of transportation at the port harcourt international airport and accompanied him on his trip, took part in the attack, the statement claimed. Upon receiving news of a fracas at the rivers state house of assembly, the deputy speaker of the house of representatives, emeka ihedioha has directed its joint committee to expedite action on the. Also house leader chidi lloyd and 15 other members suspended for misconduct. Pdf youth violence and 2015 general election in nigeria. Ayade to secure n5 billion loan, cr house of assembly agrees. The 8th rivers state house of assembly is the current session of the rivers state legislature. Speaker of the cross river state house of assembly, eteng joneswilliams, has directed the clerk of the house. Rivers state house of assembly rivers of hope page 3. The battle that ensued between the pro and anti rivers state governor in the state assembly went bloody on tuesday july 9, 20 as a group. Most people condemned the mayhem that desecrated what normally should be the hallowed chambers of the assembly, saying that the fracas, processes leading to it and the hardline stance of the feuding stakeholders portended grave danger to nigerias. Fracas in rivers house of assembly tuesday, july 9, 20 11. Yesterdays street fight attracted thugs who descended on proamaechi supporters, forcing them to retreat. At the centre are 27 legislators loyal to governor rotimi amaechi and five others belonging to the opposition.
Late senator longjang was a peaceful man, committed to nigerian project lawan. A statement made on thursday night indicated that lloyd was purportedly arrested on his way to join the state. The administration of governor nyesom wike has dropped all charges against the former leader of the state house of assembly, chidi lloyd the rivers state government had attempted to withdraw from the nolle prosequi granted chidi lloyd by the administration of former governor, rotimi amaechi over the july 20 fracas at the rivers state house of assemblywatch video. Below is an even more shocking video of tuesdays thuggish attacks at the rivers state house of assembly, as reported by channels television. Chidi lloyd, for alleged murder of mr kingsley ejeuo. Bloody violence in river state house of assembly youtube. Rivers at least four members of the rivers state house of assembly were yesterday brutalised in a fracas that literally painted the walls of the.
Last year, law makers were spotted fighting in italy on a live camera. Our sources said when governor amaechi heard of the fracas and the refusal of the police and members of the jtf to intervene, he rushed to the. Policemen and military are currently in a fracas at the rivers state head office of the independent national electoral commission inec. The rivers state police command has arrested the leader of the rivers state house of assembly, mr. In some countries this may be at a subnational level historically, in british crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible government, the house of assembly superseded the usually unelected legislative council as the colonial legislature, often becoming the lower house. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics rivers state assembly crises the complete videos 58341 views apc loses edo rescheduled senatorial election, clears state assembly inec releases niger state assembly results adamawa. Pdf the legality of 2014 rivers state budget of controversy. The soldiers took over when two opposing youth groups numbering over 2,000, some progovernor chibuike amaechi, some against, attempted to storm the assembly this morning. Aftermath of ongoing investigations into the bloody fracas that ensued in the rivers state house of assembly last week in which a police officer was seen on television manhandling a. The political crisis in rivers state degenerated on tuesday as an attempt to impeach the. Another round of fracas averted in rivers assembly. The speaker of the rivers state house of assembly, rt.
The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation dr devra davis duration. Rivers state governor, nyesom wike has insisted that the state government would see to the conclusion of the prosecution of the former leader of the state house of assembly, chidi lloyd over an alleged attempted murder of a member of the state assembly, mr michael chinda. List of newly elected nigerian house of representative. The cross river state house of assembly crsha has approved the sum of n10 billion for the state governor, prof ben ayade, to spend on entertainment for 2019, financial assistance, n10b and. The rivers state police command said it had arrested the leader of the rivers state house of assembly, mr. Gov wike rivers govt drops all charges against chidi lloyd. The police in rivers state has received court order stopping the national assembly from taking over the legislation of the rivers state house of assembly but insisted it will not let the state. The crisis in the state worsened last week when five state lawmakers, loyal to the presidency, attempted to impeach the speaker of the rivers state house of assembly. Tuesdays show of shame at the rivers state house of assembly, wednesday, elicited outrage in the polity. Chidi lloyd, for the alleged murder of his kinsman, mr. The 20 state house of assembly fracas and the controversy over the appointment of a chief judge culminated in a bloody 2015 election which. House of assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament.
Rivers state high court ruled that evans bipi the first ladys ally had no authority to assume the assemblys speakership. The rivers state house of assembly has 32 members with 27 members having declared loyalty to the state governor, rotimi amaechi, and five members believed to. Akin fakorede, who received the minister of transportation at the port harcourt international airport and accompanied him on his trip, took part in the attack, the statement. The kano state house of assembly on monday suspended five of its members for six months in connection with last weeks fracas in the assembly. Nigeria blames governor amaechi over rivers fracas. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration.
The rivers state public finance control and management bill 2019. Representatives of the assembly were elected from 32 constituencies with members of the rivers state peoples democratic party in the majority. The speaker, abdulazeez gafasa, who announced the suspension of the members at the resumption of mondays sitting of the assembly, said the members were suspended for alleged misconduct and violation. Delta state is an oil and agricultural producing state of nigeria, situated in the region known as the southsouth geopolitical zone with a population of 4,098,291. Cross river state house of assembly news latest breaking. Dan amachree was impeached few minutes ago and evans bapakaye bipi was elected new speaker. Governor rotimi amaechi of rivers state today personally foiled an attempt to impeach the speaker of the state house. The sitting of the rivers state house of assembly was disrupted on tuesday morning when hoodlums and some members attacked the. Wike, amaechis security aides clash in port harcourt. The cross river state garment factory limited is a public private partnership investment which has been completed and commissioned and has begun production of garments employing more than cross riverians mostly women and widows. The rivers state house of assembly is the leg islative lawmaking arm of the government. The all progressives congress apc is leading in the legislative rerun election in rivers state, while there are controversies in areas where the peoples democratic party pdp is performing well. The speaker of the assembly was otelemaba amachree while the clerk of the house was emmanuel amaewhule.
The first bayelsa state house of assembly june 2, 1999june 2, 2003 the first bayelsa state house of assembly was inaugurated by chief dsp alamieyeseigha on june 2, 1999, with 24 members, representing the 24 constituencies in the state. Members of the lagos state house of assembly have unanimously condemned in strong terms the political situation in rivers state and called on the inspector general of police, mr. Lawmakers turn rivers house of assembly into battle field duration. The 7th rivers state house of assembly was formed after the 2011 parliamentary election. Security men deployed to river state governorship and state house of assembly elections have engaged in a fracas.
Watch video on mobile here read our earlier story below. The assembly sat from 30 may 2011 until 31 may 2015. The speaker of the rivers state house of assembly, otelemaba amachree, is a staunch supporter of governor rotimi amaechi. Another round of fracas among members of the rivers state house of assembly was averted wednesday as police stopped attempt by the two factions of the house to resume sitting.
Chibuike amaechi and chairman nigeria labour congress rivers. Governor nyesom wike of rivers state has kick started the process of reconstituting a new cabinet after he sacked the commissioners on july 24 by forwarding a list of commissionerdesignates to. The house also resolved that then inspector general of police, mr. Wike insists on prosecution of former leader of rivers. The judiciary is the body that interpretes the law in the state. Taxi man rapes female student in his car watch video. Amaechi clashes with wike in port harcourt rivers state. It was formed after the 11 april and 18 2015 elections. Rivers state assembly mayhem comprehensive youtube. Rivers state house o f assembly met and s at at the rivers stat e government house auditorium, to receive the 2014 budget of the state from the governor and thereafter approved the budget. Kingsley ejeuo and a police sergeant, urang obediah.
Lawmakers turn rivers house of assembly into battle field. The six members of the rivers state house of assembly opposed to governor rotimi. Mohammed abubakar, should redeploy the rivers state commissioner. A detachment of soldiers has taken over the rivers house of assembly following the fracas that erupted there on tuesday and continued today. President of the senate, ahmad lawan has said that senator. Chaos in rivers state house of assembly as five lawmakers. It is a unicameral body with 32 members elected into 32 state constituencies. Debewari is the same police officer who assaulted members of the rivers state house of assembly in the fracas of 2014. Taxi man rapes female student in his car watch video according to the story we got, a taxi driver carrying a female passenger in his car raped her, when they got into a hidden area and watching the video he seems to be not the only one involved in it, since someone can be seen to be with him, in the video. The rivers state governor has been having a running battle with the presidency over his stance on major public issues. Youth violence and 2015 general election in nigeria. Members of the state house of assembly desaintonline.
Dabotorudimas resignation would make it the second time the speaker of the rivers state house of assembly would resign in a year. The twenty threemember house of assembly was inau gurated in june 1999, with the speaker of the house as chairman in all the proceedings. Partypdp, the gubernatorial and 32 state houses of assembly seats in rivers state in won by the pdp were challenged and about 85% of these seats were annulled by the appeal court and fresh. The battle between the pro and anti rivers state governor in the state assembly went bloody on tuesday july 9.
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