Rivers budget passed at family meeting – Pro-Wike Speaker

“Anything you are doing, you must do it in line with the dictates of the constitution and the standing orders of the Rivers House of Assembly. We are 27, they are just four; so whenever we meet, who is meeting?” he said.

Speaking on the demolition of the assembly complex, Amaehwule said important documents, files, archives and personal belongings of the lawmakers and staff of the Assembly were destroyed during the demolition of the complex.

He said that the governor has stopped funding the assembly and pointed out that the Assembly Finance Management Autonomy Bill will address the issues of withholding the funds belonging to the assembly.

“Currently, the governor has stopped funding the Rivers State House of Assembly but once the bill is consented what that means is that funding will come straight from consolidated revenue of the state”, he said.

He said that the 27 members of the assembly defected to APC because of the crisis in Rivers PDP and the love President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated for Rivers State through the appointment of Rivers indigenes and some projects initiated by the present administration.

Recall that the Rivers State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Joe Johnson had said that the assembly was demolished because of structural defects.

Rivers budget passed at family meeting – Pro-Wike Speaker