The crisis in Rivers State appears to have deepened following the decision of the House of Assembly to rule against Governor Siminalayi Fubara to enact the Service Commission Law.
The House took this step on Friday after convening an impromptu sitting to set up the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) Service Commission Law.
With this latest decision, this is the second time in the year 2024 that the Rivers State House of Assembly will override Governor Fubara in passing a law.
“Where the Governor withholds assent and the bill is again passed by two-thirds majority, the bill shall become a law and the assent of the Governor shall not be required,” read a statement made public by the media aide to the Speaker of the State Assembly, Martins Wachukwu.
Earlier in January, the lawmakers had also voted to override the governor and pass four new bills into law.
These were the Rivers State Local Government Law (Amendment) Bill, the Rivers State Traditional Rulers’ Law (Amendment) Bill, and the Rivers State Advertisement and Use of State-owned Property Prohibition (Repeal) Bill.
