Court Bars 27 Pro-Wike Lawmakers": After Rivers Crisis Says "There will be daring consequences

Court Bars 27 Pro-Wike Lawmakers": After Rivers Crisis Says "There will be daring consequences " -

A court in Rivers State has told 27 lawmakers who support Nyesom Wike that they can't act as members of the state's House of Assembly anymore. This happened on Friday, making the fight between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Wike even worse.

According to Daily post, Judge Charles Wali said these lawmakers can't meet or do any Assembly work. He also told Governor Fubara not to work with them or accept any bills they make.

This all started because these 27 lawmakers changed from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in December. They did this because they were angry with Governor Fubara.

Victor Oko Jumbo, who says he's the new Speaker, asked the court to stop these 27 lawmakers. He and two others who support Fubara brought this case to court.

The judge said the 27 lawmakers can't use the Assembly building or meet anywhere else to do Assembly work. He also said their seats are now empty because they left their old party.

This fight has been going on for months. It's all about who's in charge in Rivers State. Wike used to be the governor, and he picked Fubara to take over. But now they're not friends anymore.

Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, who used to speak for the APC, said these 27 lawmakers aren't really Assembly members anymore. He said, "By the rules, when they changed parties, they lost their seats right away on 11 December 2023."

Eze also said that President Bola Tinubu tried to make peace. He told everyone to stop their court cases. Fubara listened and stopped his case, but the 27 lawmakers didn't.

"Governor Fubara didn't make a mistake by listening to President Tinubu," Eze said. He thinks it's strange that the court said Fubara was wrong when he was just doing what the President asked.

Eze is worried about what might happen next. He said, "There will be big problems if we don't stop Wike from controlling Rivers State."

He wants President Tinubu to step in and help. "The President needs to make sure one man doesn't cause trouble in Rivers State," Eze said.