Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as floating and non existent.
As such, it has no valid potency to take binding legislative decisions on the state following their defection.
The Governor disclosed this while addressing a delegation of Traditional Rulers and opinion leaders from Bayelsa state, led by Senator Seriake Dickson, former governor of the state, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has explained that in seeking peaceful resolution to the political crisis that erupted in the State last year, he had attended several reconciliation meetings, whose resolutions the other party had rebuffed.
The Governor maintained that he had acted like the big brother in the crisis, not interested in destroying the house so that meaningful development can continue to be engendered in the State while securing tenable political relationship.
Governor Fubara said he made more sacrifices in the course of the crisis to ensure peace, adding that even with the peace deal his supporters are being harassed and intimidated with arrest everyday, but he has continued to show restraint as a mature leader realizing that there can be no meaningful development in an atmosphere of rancor.
Governor Fubara while acknowledging the gains of his visit to the governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri sometime ago revealed that he was working virtually with enemies in his cabinet as commissioners including his Attorney-General who resigned recently were sabotaging his administration, stressing that most information being hidden from him was given to him by Gov. Diri.
The governor who thanked the Bayelsa leaders for their show of solidarity and interest in the affairs of Rivers State, assured that his administration will continue to promote the cordial relationship between the two sister states which has yielded positive results on his administration.
Speaking earlier, the leader of the delegation and former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson has stated that the visit was to convey the goodwill and solidarity of the people of Bayelsa state, that of foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark to the Rivers State Governor.
Senator Dickson who commended Rivers people for their choice of Governor Fubara as their Governor and the overwhelming support given to his administration, said they were concerned about the disturbing political situation in Rivers State and called for peaceful resolution of the political crisis by all parties involved.
Governor Fubara also regretted that Rivers State was experiencing such protracted political crisis because there are no leaders of conscience who could stand up boldly and mediate on issues without bias.
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