Wike's Meeting Leads to Reinstatement of Three Lawmakers

The Rivers State House of Assembly reversed its earlier decision to declare the seats of three lawmakers vacant, allowing them to resume their legislative duties. This decision was made during plenary on a Monday, following a meeting led by Nyesom Wike with Governor Siminalayi Fubara at his residence in Port Harcourt.

The lawmakers, Victor Oko-Jumbo (Bonny), Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha (Opobo/Nkoro), and Sokari Goodboy Sokari (Ahoada West), had been absent from legislative sittings for almost three years after being suspended on October 30, 2023. They submitted a letter stating they did not receive notice to return after a presidential intervention and apologized to the Assembly, which accepted their apology.

Despite their reinstatement, the lawmakers are not expected to continue after their current tenure due to being screened out of the All Progressives Congress primary election process.