The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly and the faction loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have initiated a fresh round of crisis in the state.
On Tuesday, the Amaewhule faction declared the seats of four of their colleagues loyal to Fubara vacant.
The Appeal Court in Abuja recently granted legality to the Amaewhule leadership of the Assembly.
In its reaction, the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led pro-Fubara lawmakers insisted Amaewhule and his group had ceased to be lawmakers in the state.
The group called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a by-election to fill the vacant seats.
The new power play followed the battle for the political control of the state between Fubara and the immediate-past governor of the state and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Those whose seats were declared vacant by the lawmakers loyal to Wike were Edison Ehie, who is now the Chief of Staff to the Governor and three others, citing their absence from sittings for 56 days.
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