In Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision to remove Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from their positions as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. This decision comes after Amaewhule, representing himself and the 24 others, challenged an earlier ruling by the Rivers State High Court.
The High Court’s decision was in favor of Victor Oko-Jumbo, who is the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The specifics of the High Court’s rationale and the basis for the appeal were not detailed, but the Court of Appeal’s refusal to reverse the removal signifies the continuation of Oko-Jumbo’s leadership and the exclusion of Amaewhule and his group from the assembly.