The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an interlocutory injunction, barring Speaker Martin Amaewhule and associated lawmakers from further sitting and parading themselves as members of the state House of Assembly.
Justice C.N. Wali’s court issued the order in response to a lawsuit filed by lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminilayi Fubara, led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo, and two others, Sokari Goodboy and Orubienimigha Timothy.
According to the court document sighted, the lawsuit named 25 lawmakers as defendants (1st to 25th) and additionally listed the Rivers State Governor, Attorney-General, and Chief Judge as defendants (26th to 28th) in the legal action.
Previously, on May 10th, the court had issued a similar order, based on an ex parte motion, prohibiting the Governor, Attorney-General, and Chief Judge from having any dealings with the lawmakers in question.
Amaewhule and the defecting lawmakers, led by him, attributed their decision to leave the PDP and join the APC to the internal conflicts and divisions within the party.
