The Rivers State House of Assembly will tomorrow, Friday, December 30, 2016, swear-in 12 new lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adams Dabutorudima, was quoted in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday by Clerk of the House, Stanley Oba, that six of the affected lawmakers are of the PDP, while the other six are APC members.
According to the statement, while three of the lawmakers were confirmed by the Court of Appeal, nine others were returned in the just concluded December 10, 2016 legislative rerun elections in the state.

Those confirmed by the Court included Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo of the PDP, representing Degema Constituency; Hon. Adonye Diri of the PDP, representing Opobo/Nkoro Constituency and Hon. (Mrs) Victoria Nyeche of the APC representing Port Harcourt Constituency 1.

Those elected during the return election on the platform of the PDP include, Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani representing Andoni Constituency; Hon. Granville Tekenari Wellington, representing Asari-Toru Constituency 1; Hon. Enemi Alabo-George, representing Asari-Toru Constituency II and Hon. Abinye Blessing Pepple, representing Bonny Constituency.

Those on the platform of the APC include; Hon. Mathew Dike, representing Tai Constituency; Hon. Josiah John Olu, representing Eleme Constituency; Hon. Innocent Barikor, representing Gokana Constituency; Hon. Friday Nkee, representing Khana Constituency II and Hon. Chikere Azubike Wanjoku, representing Ikwerre Constituency.

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Oya APC and PDP E-warriors it's time to slug it out with your comments below

Ok noted ,,,happy New year everybody

Good for democracy but they should not be used as pawns in Wike's political chess game.

Can any proud IPOD YOUTH out there explain how APC won 6 seats in Rivers state?

Ok

Congratulations to the lucky ones

Please, so how many members do we now have from both APC and PDP parties in the Rivers State House of Assembly?

fight on d way

Ok

So APC got equal number of the positions with PDP?

Hisses,awon oniranu

That is good news, because another round of conflict would have started if apc lawmakers where left out.

where are those miscreants who said the APC members will never be sworn in? where are those bandits who said wike will never swear them in? I said it that they must be sworn in; even wike, the lord and personal saviour of the wailers knows his limit. he knows that refusing to swear them in is trouble he cannot handle.

bettercreature:
Can any proud IPOD YOUTH out there explain how APC won 6 seats in Rivers state?

but but but, rivers state is PDP and PDP is rivers state now. but but but rivers state is 100% PDP now! we will not take it.

Good for Democracy

mrphysics:
So APC got equal number of the positions with PDP?

PDP has over 75% of the seats

Weldone, the lion of Ubima, you have silently tamed the lizard of Rivers just like you did to gej. We are patiently waiting for 2019 and how you will help us bring in Magnus Abe

kcnwaigbo:


PDP has over 75% of the seats

Not sure you finished primary 6! So if pdp has about 6 out of 12 to be sworn in, that equals 75%
I think you should take Lacombe again

Fear of sen mangus abe is begining of wisdom

divicode:


Not sure you finished primary 6! So if pdp has about 6 out of 11 to be sworn in, that equals 75%

Are you dumb or what? How many members are there in the RSHA? 11 OR 32?

ddippset:
but but but, rivers state is PDP and PDP is rivers state now. but but but rivers state is 100% PDP now! we will not take it.

It's very obvious that most of the e-warriors from river state don't even have voters card

The ratio is 80% 20%
APC 20%
PDP 80%
At least there is opposition in RSHA

kcmichael:
The ratio is 60% 40%
APC 40%
PDP 60%

PDP has over 25 members in the 32-man assembly.Is that 60% for you?

bettercreature:
It's very obvious that most of the e-warriors from river state don't even have voters card

..most of them ranting offline and online are from ariria market in nearby abia state. some are also from onitsha market in nearby anambra. some are cultists and militants and criminals who have 'other' functions to carry out on election day.

to be frank APC is not supposed to produce more than 2 lawmakers in rivers state. but they have more than 10 seats. Amaechi has delivered.

Pdp has over 85% of the seats. Beat it!

kcnwaigbo:


PDP has over 25 members in the 32-man assembly.Is that 60% for you?

The election for some constituencies are yet to be concluded. How did you arrive at 25 members for the PDP??

ddippset:
to be frank APC is not supposed to produce more than 2 lawmakers in rivers state. but they have more than 10 seats. Amaechi has delivered.

are you the one that manufactured 10 seats for them?

kcnwaigbo:


are you the one that manufactured 10 seats for them?

How many seats do they have?

agabusta:


The election for some constituencies are yet to be concluded. How did you arrive at 25 members for the PDP??

PDP 20 members before the last elections

Better. It will only lead to another round of wahala that may result in the House being under lock and key.