Six anti-Amaechi members of the Rivers state House of
Assembly are planning to hold a plenary today to commence impeachment
proceedings against the governor, fresh reports said. The faction, which enjoys the backing of President Goodluck Jonathan
and his wife, Patience, is currently developing a strategy aimed at
accessing the sealed Assembly complex to hold its sitting, the Premium
Times source said.
It was also learnt that the state police had agreed to provide cover for the lawmakers to hold their sitting.
Ahmad Muhammad, the spokesperson for the Rivers Police Command,
refused either to deny or to confirm the allegation stating that he is
currently in Lagos.
The leader of the lawmakers group, Evan Bipi, confirmed to
journalists in a telephone interview that the meeting would take place
today (Friday).
"The police are asking for the court
judgment before they will allow us sit but I’m currently talking to
them. In a little while, lets say 10 a.m., we will proceed to the
Assembly."
"I took them to court and won so why should they try to sit there. That was why the police stopped them."
At the same time the deputy speaker of the Assembly, Leyii Kwani,
said to the Premium Times journalists Friday morning that his group
would resist any attempt by the police to allow the group to sit.
"We will not fold our arms and allow them
to commit illegality. We will repeat what we did yesterday by trying to
sit too. If the police do not allow us to enter the Assembly, we will
sit outside. If that does not work, we will move elsewhere to continue
our sitting."
It would be recalled that the police had on Thursday disrupted a sitting of pro-Amaechi lawmakers.
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