Dissolve Local Govt Council-Rivers House of Ass

Rivers state House of Assembly has empowered the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, to dissolve the local

government councils reconstituted by the former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi,

The assembly, declared the May 23 council elections  illegal and passed a resolution directing the state governor to dissolve the state Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).

The assembly also directed the governor to sack the state Judicial Service Commission (RSJSC) for its role in the protracted crisis in the state judiciary.

Twenty-nine out of the 32 members of the 8th Assembly took the resolution after fielding questions to the officers for hours, about their activities in the commissions.

The Speaker of the House, Ikuinyi Ibani, stated that the assembly would remain "thorough, fair and clear in its proceedings", divided the House after the submissions of the Leader, Martins Amaewhule, and his deputy, Lolo Denabari, that the officers violated their oaths of office.

"There are certain things you don't have to let to occur while you hold a position of trust. It is my belief that any decision we take on the floor of this chamber is true and in the best interest of the state. It is not witch-hunting,Ibani said