Afrigather The Rivers State Home of Meeting has stated that Edison Ehie, who just lately resigned his membership of the Home was by no means elected the Speaker of the state legislature.
The Home stated the Speaker of the Meeting is a creation of the regulation, saying Ehie, who was the member representing Ahoada East Constituency II, was solely claiming what he’s not.
The Clerk of the Home, Emeka Amadi, said this in a letter titled ‘To whom it might concern,’ dated January 1st, 2024, and obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday.
Amadi was reacting to the letter of resignation as Speaker and membership of the Home written and signed by Ehie himself and addressed to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee.
He described the letter by Ehie as “deceptive info,” saying the latter was by no means at any time within the lifetime of the Rivers Meeting elected a speaker.
The letter learn, “The eye of the Rivers State Home of Meeting has been drawn to a letter dated 29 December 2023, addressed to the Chairman of the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee and circulating within the media.
“It was purportedly written and signed by Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, member representing Ahoada East Constituency II within the Rivers State of Meeting whereby he claimed to have resigned from the place of the Speaker of the Rivers State Home of Meeting, an workplace he by no means occupied.
“I’m subsequently directed to name on the nice folks of Rivers State to ignore the false declare on this letter that’s supposed to mislead the unsuspecting public. Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie was by no means at any time within the lifetime of the Rivers State Home of Meeting elected a Speaker.”
The letter learn additional, “The Workplace of the Speaker of the Rivers State Home of Meeting is a creation of the 1999 Structure (as altered) and shouldn’t be ridiculed by any member who swore to protect it and abide by the Structure.
“As a matter of reality, on Monday, the 5° day of June 2023, after the proclamation of the ten° Rivers State Home of Meeting by the Governor, and consistent with Part 92 (1) of the 1999 Structure (As altered).
“I, because the then performing Clerk of the Home, performed the election that produced Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, DSSRS, because the Speaker of the tenth Rivers State Home of Meeting by the unanimous votes of all different thirty-one (31) members sitting and current.”
Amadi famous that “additionally it is crucial to state that, from the 5* day of June 2023, when he was elected until right now,” Amaewhule “has been performing his duties because the Speaker.”
The Home Clerk suggested and warned “all purveyors of deceptive info towards the Home to desist forthwith and in addition name on safety businesses” to behave to make sure the rule of regulation.
“This disclaimer is subsequently supposed to set the information straight and for the avoidance of doubt from the general public that the Home is empowered to legislate for.
“The Public is implored to take notice accordingly,” Amadi said.
PUNCH On-line reports that Ehie, a factional Speaker of the Rivers State Home of Meeting, resigned from his place and membership of the Home.
Ehie’s resignation was contained in a letter dated December 29, 2023, and signed by him.
The letter was addressed to the Chairman, Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, Mahmood Yakubu, a replica of which was made obtainable to PUNCH On-line on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
His resignation adopted the intervention of President Bola Tinubu within the political disaster rocking the state, after which some resolutions had been made and signed by the events concerned.
The PUNCH reviews that Ehie was elected because the speaker by some lawmakers within the Rivers State Home of Meeting loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and he (Ehie) affirmed that he was elected because the Speaker by 26 members of the Home.
Ehie was the Home Chief till he was suspended in October.
PUNCH On-line reviews that the State Home of Meeting was demolished as the power was unfit for laws following a hearth in October in accordance with the state Commissioner for Data and Communications, Joseph Johnson.
The incident got here amid alleged strikes by some lawmakers to question Fubara.
In the meantime, Ehie alleged that some highly effective people within the state had been after him for standing with Fubara and opposing the plot to impeach him
