House of Reps Inaugurates 21-Member Committee to Oversee Rivers Assembly

The House of Representatives, headed by speaker Tajudeen Abbas,has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to legislate in place of the suspended Rivers State House of Assembly.
The event holding at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja is being attended by members designates drawed from the six geo-political zones.

Addressing the 21-man committee, Speaker Abbas reminded the panel that its mandate is non-partisan, a call to legislate to ensure good governance, peace, and prosperity of the oil-rich state.

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He said, “Your task is to oversee Rivers State following Bola Tinubu emergency proclamation. You must not be partisan or biased.”

Present at the event are the House Leader who doubles as the Chairman of the Committee, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, Ali Isah (PDP, Gombe) who is the Deputy Chairman.

Others are Idris Wase (North Central), Aliyu Muktar (North East), Sada Soli (North West), Iduma Igariwey (South East), and Shehu Rijau.

Others include Wole Oke, Akara hi Amadi, Patrick Umoh, and Isa Anka, among others.

Representative of the South West, James Faleke, was unavoidably absent.