Rivers: Federal Opposition Lawmakers Hail New Speaker, ask INEC to conduct by-election in 27 vacant seats

A group of federal lawmakers belonging to the opposition parties in the National Assembly known as the G60, has hailed the emergence of Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, the lawmaker Representing Bonny Local Government Area State Constituency at the Rivers State House of Assembly, as the new speaker of the state assembly.

Jumbo emerged after the resignation of Rt. Hon. Edion Ehie, now the Chief of Staff to the state government.

Opposition lawmakers in a statement by its spokesperson, Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, passed a vote of confidence on the new speaker, urging him to work together with Governor Siminalayi Fubara to continue ensuring that Rivers people get dividends of democracy.

The lawmakers noted that with this emergence, the political madness and legislative rascality, being perpetrated by former House of Assembly members will come to an end.

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They urged the governor to commence prosecution against the sacked lawmakers using the magistrate court to arraign them for impersonation.

They also called on Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately conduct a bye election, to replace the vacant seats of the 27 Former members.