A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria has granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from parading and holding themselves as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The court, presided over by Justice C.N. Wali, also issued an interlocutory injunction against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the State Attorney General, and the Chief Judge of Rivers State. They are restrained from dealing with, interfacing, or accepting any resolution, bill, or other actions from Amaewhule and the 24 others.
Justice Wali, ruling on a suit filed by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, alongside Sokari Goodboy and Orubienimigha Adolphus-Timothy, restrained Amaewhule and the 24 others from sitting in the auditorium of the House of Assembly quarters or at any other place to carry out any legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The court also declared the seats of Amaewhule and the 24 others vacant pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit. The matter has been adjourned to July 1, 2024, for a motion hearing.
