Members of the House of Representatives engaged in a heated verbal fight as the green chamber prepared to debate the emergency rule in Rivers State.
Chronicle NG gathered that two female members shouted at each other over the political crisis in the South-South State.
The two female lawmakers, Marie Ebikake (PDP, Bayelsa) and Blessing Amadi (PDP, Rivers), engaged in an intense shouting match regarding the constitutionality of the president’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers.
This happened before the commencement of the plenary on Wednesday.
It took the intervention of other lawmakers in the chamber to prevent the issue from escalating into an uncontrollable situation.
Chronicle NG reports that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the prolonged political crisis in the state.
Tinubu also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state assembly for six months.
Tinubu also appointed former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) to lead the state.
Akin Rotimi, the House of Representatives spokesperson, responded by saying Tinubu informed the national legislature via a letter prior to the emergency proclamation.
Rotimi also stated that Tinubu’s letter advising the House of his decision and asking approval for the state of emergency in Rivers in accordance with Section 305 of the Constitution had been delivered to the green chamber and would be read during plenary on Wednesday for further legislative action.
He stated that Tinubu met with the leaderships of both chambers, as well as the National Security Adviser and Service Chiefs, before the broadcast.
