Nigeria: National Assembly takes over Rivers State Legislature

Adopting unanimously all recommendations of its committee that investigated the crisis in Rivers House of Assembly and in line with the provisions of Section 11 of the constitution, the Senate on Thursday, passed a resolution empowering it and the House of Representatives to take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly.In the resolution, the Senate also criticised the attempt by five anti-Rotimi Amaechi lawmakers to impeach the state Assembly Speaker, Otelemaba Amachree.

The upper chamber equally approved the recommendation that the state Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu, be immediately redeployed.