BREAKING: Rivers Assembly surrounded by 30 policemen 

Reports reaching MOUTHPIECE NGR news room indicated that over 30 armed policemen have taken over all the entrances to the House of Assembly quarters located along the Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

It was gathered that both the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate were safeguarded by the police with about 30 patrol vans used to block the entrances.

The development came shortly after the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly claimed that the governor was planning to demolish the quarters following his recent surprise visit to the facility.

Recall that Speaker of the pro-Wike faction of Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, had on Thursday raised alarm that Governor Similanayi Fubara was plotting to demolish the official quarters of the lawmakers.

Speaking to journalists after the governor’s visit, Amaehwule said Fubara’s latest plot is to pull down the structures.

Amaehwule said members of the Assembly were stunned when the governor stormed the quarters.

He stated that Nigerians were watching day-by-day as the Governor, who is supposed to uphold the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and extant laws of the State, has become the “chief breaker of the law”.

A new twist on Friday indicated that court has restrained Amaewhule, Pro-Wike lawmakers From Sitting.

The development was contained in a circular obtained by MOUTHPIECE NGR. 

It says an order of interim injunction is granted restraining the 1st to 25th Defendants from parading and holding out themselves as members of Rivers State House of Assembly and/or meeting at the Auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters located at off Aba Road, Port Harcourt or any other place whatsoever to purport to carry business of the Rivers State House of Assembly, their legislative seats having been deciared vacant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.